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l64 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. tChap. V.
Bones of the four Extremities:—There
are three bones in each toe of the foot, thus making
fifteen bones altogether (in the toes of each leg). Ten
bones constitute the Tala (sole), Kurcha (cluster),
and Gulpha (ankle) of each leg, and one forms the
P^shni (heel) ; two bones are found in the Jangha
(leg) ; one in the Jdnu (knee), and one in the Uru
(thigh) ; thus making thirty bones in one lower
extremity. The same number holds good in the case of
the other leg as well as in that of the two upper limbs.
(Thus the bones in the four extremities arc one hundred
and twenty in all). i8.
Bones of the Trunk :—Five bones form
the Sroni (pelvic cavity) ; of these four are found about
the Guda (anus), Bhaga (pubis), and the Nitamva
upward the neck. Thus the total number of three hundred is made up.
Now there are three bones in each toe of the feet ; this makes fifteen
altogether. Seven bones constitute the sole (Tala), cluaer (Kurcha),
and the ankle (Gulfa). There is one bone in the heel (Pashni), two
in the leg (Jangha), one in the knee (Janu), and one in the thigh
(Uru). Thus there are twenty-seven bones in one lower limb. The
same number applies to the other lower limb as well as to the two upper
limbs. Thus a total number of one hundred and eight bones is made
up. There are five bones in the pelvic cavity (S'roni) ; of these there
are twi in the hips (Nitamba), and the pubes (Bhaga), anus (Guda)
and sacrum (Trika) is constituted with one bone each. There are
thirty-six bones in one side (Pars' va) and the same count applies to the
other. There are thirty bones in the back (Prishtha) ; two in the collar-
bone (Akshasanjna) ; seventeen in the breast (Ura) ; eleven in the
neck (Griva) ; four in the wind-pipe (Kantha-nadi) ; and two in the jaws
(Hanu). There are thirty-two teeth. There are three bones in the
nose (Nasa) ; two in the palate (Talu) ; one each in either cheek
(Ganda), ear (Kama) and temple (S'ankha), making six together; and
six in the cranium (Sira). Thus a total number of sixty-six bones
is made up. (Hence) the total number of three hundred bones is made
(with the grand total of the iliree foregoing totals). Thus the list of
bones of a skeleton is described."