The author of the famous book ' हस्त्यायुर्वेदसंहिता '. This book contains 160 chapters dealing with महारोगस्थान (great diseases), क्षुद्ररोगस्थान (minor diseases), शल्यस्थान (extraction of extraneous matter from the body) and उत्तरस्थान (diseases of the head). पालकाव्य taught this आयुर्वेदसंहिता to रामपाद , King of अङ्गदेश . (Agni Purāṇa) .