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Chap. IX.] SARIRA STHANAM. 21
the material body, which is the resultant of the combi-
nation of the five material elements, with a distinct
sensation* peculiar to each of the five sensc-organs-j-
and break up the combination (of the five material
elements) at the time of death. 9 — 10.
Now we shall describe the symptoms produced by a
Srota (duct or channel) pierced at its root or starting
point. The ducts or channels respectively conveying
the life, the food, the water, (the organic principle of)
the Rasa (serum), the blood, the muscles, the fat,
the urine, the stool, the semen^ and the cata-
menial blood, naturally fall within the scope of
Surgeiy (Salya-tantra). Several authorities assert that
the Srotas (vessels) are innumerable^, and perform
different functions in their different aspects.
The two Srotas (channels) of Praaa (bronchi) have
their roots in the heart and the Rasa-carrying Dhama-
nis (pulmonary arteries). An injury to any of these
Srotas (vessels) produces groaning, bending down of
the body, loss of consciousness (Moha), illusion, and
shivering, or may ultimately prove fatal. The food-
carrying" Srotas (^Esophagus) have their roots in the
Amasaya (stomach) and in the food-carrying Dhamanis
(intestines). An injury to or piercing of such a duct
(Srota), gives rise to tympanites, colic pain, aversion to
food, vomiting, thirst, blindness or darkness of vision, or
may even end in death. There are two water-carrying"
(Udaka-vaha) ducts or channels which have their roots
in the palate and the Kloma, and a piecing of any
* Hearing, touch, smell, taste, and sight.
t Eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.
X But this science does not take any cognisance of them, since the
pain incidental to a piercing of, or an injury to, any of these extremely
attenuated channels, must be slight in its character.