Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

Chap. II ] NIDAXA STHANAM. I9
a half fingers in length, is called the Gudam (lit
the channel of fecal matterj, the interior of which is
provided with three spiral grooves. Each of these grooves
or ring-like muscles lie a finger and a half apart, and
arc respectively known as Pravahini, Visarjani and
Samvarani, or the grooves of out-flow, defecation and
closure of the anus (sphincter ani), covering a space of
four fingers and having lateral!)- an elevation of one
finger's width. 4
IVIetrlcal Texts :—These grooves arc like the
involuted indentures of a conch shell, situated one above
the other, coloured like the palate of an elephant. A
part of the channel, half a finger's width in length as it
is usuall)- measured from the outer hair\- orifice of the
rectum, is called the anus (Gudoushtha). 5—6.
The first of the aforesaid grooves or rings lies about
a finger's ^^^dth apart from the orifice of the anus.
Premonitory Symptoms:—A non-relish
for food, a tardy and difficult digestion of food (brought
into the stomach), acid eructations, a sense of weakness
in the thighs, a rumbling .sound in the intestines, emacia-
tion of the body, frequent eructations, .swellings around
the eyes, a croaking sound in the intestines, cutting
pain in the rectum (Guda), apparent indications of an
attack of phthisis, jaundice, dy.sentery, cough, dy.spnoea,
vertigo, somnolence, excessive sleep, weakness of the
organs (Indriya), are indications which predict the
advent of this disease, and which become more marked
M ith its progress. 7.
The Vataja Type :— riles, due to the action
of the aggravated Vayu, are non-exuding, rose-coloured,
and uneven in their surface. They resemble the Kadamba
flowers in structure and are either tubular or sharp-
pointed like a needle, sometimes assuming the shape of
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