[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [Ashtangasamgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha) › 7.4 # Ashtangasamgraha 7.4 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 7.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.4) lāṅgalā lohavālākhyāḥ kardamāḥ śītabhīrukāḥ | pataṅgāstapanīyāśca ye cānye śālayaḥ śubhāḥ || tatra śophābhivṛddhiḥ stabdhasakthitā ca | ūrumadhye urvī tatra raktakṣayātsakthiśoṣaḥ | urvyāstūrdhvamadho vaṅkṣaṇasandherūrumūle lohitākṣam | tatra raktakṣayāt pakṣāghātaḥ | vaṅkṣaṇavṛṣaṇamadhye viṭapam | tatra ṣaṇḍhyamalpaśukratā vā | sakthivad bāhvoḥ | viśeṣastu gulpho maṇibandhaḥ tathā jānu kūrparam | tayorvyadhe kuṇitā | viṭapavacca kakṣākṣamadhye kakṣādharaḥ tatra kuṇitvam || śarkarāmadhusarpirbhiḥ payasā tarpaṇena vā | drākṣāvidārīkāśmaryamāṃsānāṃ vā rasairyutān || pārśvarugveṣṭanairvidyādvāyunā snehamāvṛtam || surāsurādisaṃvāsasaṃsargāttacchīlācārakarmatayā ca tatsaṃjñāṃ labhante || > Lāṅgala, those called lohavāla, kardama, śītabhīruka, > pataṅga, tapanīya, and whatever other noble rice varieties there are; > There, increase of swelling and stiffness of the leg occur. > In the middle of the thigh is Urvī; there, wasting of the leg occurs from loss of blood. > Above Urvī, below the groin joint, at the base of the thigh, is Lohitākṣa; > there, hemiplegia occurs from loss of blood. > Between the groin and the scrotum is Viṭapa; > there, impotence or deficiency of semen occurs. > As with the legs, so in the arms; > the distinction, however, is that the ankle corresponds to the wrist, and likewise the knee to the elbow. > Upon puncturing them, crippledness of the hand occurs. > And like Viṭapa, between the armpit and clavicle is Kakṣādhara; there, crippledness of the hand occurs. > With sugar, honey, and ghee, or with milk, or with a refreshing drink, > or accompanied by the juices of grapes, vidārī, kāśmarya, and meats; > One should know by side-pain and constrictive aches that the unctuous substance is obstructed by vāta. > From living together and associating with gods, asuras, and the like, and because of adopting their disposition, conduct, and deeds, they acquire their names. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.3) - [Next: 7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.5) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.7.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.290) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.4) · Pramāṇa