Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

2o6 THE SUSIIRUTA SAMIIITA. [Chap. VIII.
A vein with a larg'c incision in its body made with
a sharp and flat-edged instrument, is called Atyudirna
(improperly wide-incised). An opened vein in which
blood oozes out in small quantity is called Ante-
abhihata (struck in the interior). An opened vein
in an anaemic patient (marked by a total absence
of bleeding and) stuffed with Vayu (lit., as if the
flow has been dried up by the Vayu), is called
Paris'ashka (dried up). A vein opened but to a quarter
part of the proper length and attended with a scanty
outflow of blood, is called Kuuita (partially incised). A
vein which trembles owing to its being bandaged at a
wrong place and from which blood does not flow out
vein
in consequence, is called Vepita (quivering i. A
incised without being previously properly raised up and
attended with a similar result (i e., absence of blood), is
called Amitthita-viddhai. A vein cut into two and
attended with excessive bleeding and inoperativeness
of the organ is called Sastrahata (knife-cut). A vein
incis:d with an instrument applied slantingly and
(consequently) not fully opened, is called Tiryag'-viddliai
(obliquely incised). A vein incised several times
and (every time) with an improper instrument, is called
Apaviddhjfc (wrongly incised) A vein unfit for opening
{i.t\, whose opening has been forbidden in the Sastras\
is called AvyadhySk (unfit for opening). A vein opened
carelessly and hastily is called Vidrutai (erratic). A
vein bleeding continuously owing to its being repeatedly
pressed and successively opened, is called Dhenuka'.
A vein variously cut owing to its being pierced into
the same part with an extremely slender-pointed instru-
ment, is called Panah-punarvidaha^ (repeatedly incised).
If a vein in the Snayu-marmas, the Asthi-marma.'', the
SirA-marmas or the Sandhi-marmas be opened, it is