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l6o THE SUSHRUTA SAMIIITA. [CliapV.
toes which number twenty in all, and the interior
channels (Srdtas) of the body, to be presently described,
are likewise included within the Pratyangas, These
are the different Pratyang-as or members, 3.
Enumeration of the different limbs
and members of the body : -The different
layers of the skin, the Kalas, the Dhatus (root principles,
such as blood, chyle, etc.), the Mala (excrements, the
Doshas (morbific principles, such as the Vayu, Pittam,
or Kapham\ the spleen, the liver, the lungs, the colon
and c?ecum (Unduka), the heart, the cavities or viscera
(Asayas), the intestines (Antras), the Vrikkou (Kidneys)
the Srotas (internal passages or ducts\ the Kandara
(nerve trunks;, the Jalas (membranes), the Kurchas,* the
Rajjus (tendons) the Sevanis (sutures), the Sanghatas
(facets), the Simanta, the bones, the joints, the Sndyu
(ligament), the Pes'i (muscles), the Marmas (vital parts,
such as anastomosis of veins and arteries, etc.), the Sira
(veins), the Dhamani (arteries), and the Yogavahini
Srotasf, constitute what is collectively called the
organism, 4.
Their number :—The layers fof skin (Tvaka)
number seven in all. There are seven connective tissues
or fascia (Kalas). The cavities or viscera (Asayas) are
seven in all. The root principles (Dhatu) of the body
are seven in number. There are seven hundred Sira
(veins), five hundred Pes'i (muscles), nine hundred
Snayu (ligaments), three hundred bones, two hundred
and ten Sandhi (joints^, one hundred and seven Marmas
(vital parts), twenty-four Dhamanis (arteries etc.), three
Doshas (morbific principle—such as the Vdyu, Pittam,
* Meetings of mviscles, ligament?, veins, nerves and bones as at the
annular ligament.
t Those, thai are in connection with the Dhamani.