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'''Agnivesha''' ({{lang-sa|अग्निवेश}}, {{IAST|Agniveśa}}) is a legendary [[rishi]] (sage), reputedly one of the earliest authors on [[ayurveda]] (Indian medicine).<ref name="dowson">{{cite book|last=Dowson|first=John|title=A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology, and Religion, Geography, History|publisher=Rupa & Co.|page=8|location=Calcutta|orig-year=1879|year=1984}}</ref> He was a pupil of Punarvasu [[Atreya]]. The {{transl|sa|Agnivesh tantra}} or Agnivesha Samhita), based on Atreya's teachings is a lost text on [[Ayurveda]], and was the foundational text of the Agnivesha school, i.e., one of the six schools of early Ayurveda (others being [[Parashara]], Harita, Bhela, Jatukarna and Ksharpani).<br />
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The text is mentioned in the [[Charaka Samhita]]: "the tantra (Agnivesha) as written by Agnivesha is compiled, edited and modified by [[Charaka]]" ({{transl|sa|agniveśakṛte tantre carakapratisaṃskṛte}})<ref> Charaka Samhita Online wiki edition available from http://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/mediawiki-1.28.2/index.php?title=Deerghanjiviteeya_Adhyaya</ref> <ref>Ram Karan Sharma and Vaidya Bhagran Dash, ''Agnivesa's Caraka Samhita,'' Varanasi, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Studies XCIV (2006). Vol. I: {{ISBN|81-7080-012-9}}; Vol. II: {{ISBN|81-7080-013-7}}; Vol. III: {{ISBN|978-81-7080-014-9}}; Vol. IV: {{ISBN|81-7080-015-3}}; Vol. V: {{ISBN|81-7080-024-2}}; Vol. VI: {{ISBN|81-7080-051-X}}, Vol. VII: {{ISBN|81-7080-071-4}}</ref><br />
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According to some text reference of Mahabharat, acharya Agnivesh was the guru of acharya [[Dronacharya]] and Drupad for warfare and weapons.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Charaka Samhita]]<br />
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