Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

CHAPTER V.
Now we shall discourse on the Sari ram which treats
of the anatom}- of the human body (Sarira-
^ankhya-Vyakaranam). i.
Definition of Garbha and ^arira : -
The combined semen and ovum (Sukra and Sonita) in
the womb, mixed with (the eight categories known as)
the Prakriti and (her sixteen modifications known as)
Vikdra, and ridden in b}' the Atma (self-consicous self),
is called the foBtus. There is consciousness in the
embryo. The Vayu (or the vital force") divides it into
Dosha, Dhatu, Mala, etc., limbs, and organs, etc. The
Teja (or the heat latent in the fecundated matter) gives
rise to the metabolism of the tissues ; the Apa (water)
keeps it in a liquid state ; the
Kshiti (earth) is embodied
in the shape of its species ; and the Akasa (ether) contri-
butes to its growth and development. A full}' developed
foetus with all its parts, such as the hands, feet, tongue,
nose, ears, buttocks etc. and the sense-organs, is called
Sariram or body. The body is composed of six
main parts, namely, the four extremities (upper and
lower), the trunk or middle body, and the head. 2.
Different members of the body : -Now
we shall describe the Pratyangas or members of the
body. The head, the belly (Epigastrium), the back, the
navel (umbilical region), the forehead, the nose, the chin,
the bladder, and the throat (neck), occur singly ; the
ears, the eyes, the nostrils, the eye-brows, the temples,
the shoulders, the cheek, the armpits, the breasts, the
testes, the sides, the buttocks, the arms, the thighs, and
the knee-joints, etc., occur in pairs. The fingers and