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212 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. IX.
integrity of the parts of the body below the naval
region, such as the Pakvas'aya (Intestine), the waist, the
organic principles of stool and urine, the organs of
generation, the anus, the bladder, and the lower limbs of
the body (Sakthi) (according to their utility in the
physical economy of the organism). 6.
Memorable Verse ; —These down-coursing
Dhamanis perform the afore-said functions. Now I
shall describe the specific functions {i.e , nature,
office,
and situations, etc.,) of the lateral-coursing Dhamanis. 7.
Functions of the lateral coursing
Dhamanis: —The four lateral-coursing Dhamanis,
gradually ramifying themselves into hundreds and
thousands of branches, simply baffle counting. The
net-work of these Dhamanis spreads over the whole
orgnism and maintain its integrity. Their exterior
orifices are attached to the roots of hairs (pores of the
skin) through which they convey the perspiration and
the Rasa (serum), thus supplying the body, both inter-
nally and externally, with the soothing nutritions
(moisture of healthy lymph-chyle). The effects and
potencies of the articles of anointment, .sprinkling,
immersion, and plasters, enter through these orifices
into the internal organism through the agency of the
heat in the skin, and sensations of a pleasant or
painful contact are experienced through their instru-
mentality. Thus we have finished describing the four
lateral-coursing Dhamanis with their ramifications
throughout the whole organism, 8.
Memorable Verses :—The Dhamanis have
got pores in their sides through which they carry
the Rasa (lymph-chyle) throughout the organism, like
the filaments and fibres of water-lily and lotus. The.'^e
Dhamanis furnish the self-conscious Ego, confined in