Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

Chap. VI.] SARIRA STHANAM. 1 89
haemorrhage (from the affected part) and attended with
an excruciating pain, owing to the derangement of the
Vayu, and meets his doom like a tree whose roots
have been severed. Hence, in a case of piercing or
of injury to any of these Marmas, the hand or the leg
should be immediately amputated at the wrist or at
the ankle (respectively). 82.
The medical authorities have described the Marmas
to have covered half in the scope of Salya Tantra
(Surgery), inasmuch as a person hurt in any of the
Marmas dies presently (i. e., within seven days of the
hurt). A deformity of the organ is sure to result from
an injury to one of these Marmas, even if death be
averted by a course of judicious and skillful medical
treatment. 83.
The life of the patient is not to be despaired of even
in the case of fracture or crushing of a bone of the
Koshtha, Sirah and Kapala or perforation of the intestines
etc ,
if the local Marmas are found not to be in any way
hurt or affected. Recovery is common in cases of
cuts (pierce) in the Sakthi, Bhuja, Pad a and Kara
or in any other part of the body and even where a
whole leg or hand is found to be severed and carried
away if the Marmas are not in any way hurt or
affected. 84.
These Marmas form the primary seats of the Vayu,
the Soma (lunar) and Tejas (fiery principles of the
organism), as well as of the three fundamental qualities
of Satva, Rajas and Tamas, and that is the reason why
a man, hurt in any of the Marmas, does not live. 85.
An injury to a Marmaof the Sadyah-Pranahara. class
(in which death occurs within a day) is attended with
the imperfection of the sense organs, loss of conscious-
ness, bewilderment of Manah (mind) and Buddhi