[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) › 7.8 # Ashtangasamgraha 7.8 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.8) sṛṣṭamūtrapurīṣāśca pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ ca ninditāḥ | snigdho grāhī laghuḥ svādustridoṣaghnaḥ sthiro himaḥ || tayoḥ śoṇitātipravṛttinimittairupadravairmaraṇam | pṛṣṭhavaṃśamubhayato bāhumūlasambaddhe aṃsaphalake | tayorbāhusvāpaśoṣau | grīvābāhuśiromadhye 'sapīṭhaskandhabandhanāvaṃsau | tayoḥ stabdhabāhutā || jñātaṃ jugupsitaṃ taddhi chardiṣe na balaujase || samūrchāglānibhirvidyācchleṣmaṇā snehamāvṛtam || > And they cause copious flow of urine and feces, and each preceding one is considered inferior. > \[The red rice\] is unctuous, astringent, light, sweet, destroys all three doṣas, stable, and cooling. > In their case, death occurs due to complications caused by excessive hemorrhage. > On either side of the spine, connected to the base of the arms, are the two aṃsaphalakas (shoulder blades). > Injury to them causes numbness and wasting of the arms. > Between the neck, arm, and head, connecting the base of the shoulders and the shoulder region, are the two aṃsas. > Injury to them results in stiffness of the arms. > For it is recognized as disgusting; it does not contribute to vomiting, strength, or vital essence. > One should know that sneha is enveloped by śleṣman through fainting and languor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.7) - [Next: 7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.9) - [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.7.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.294) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.8) · Pramāṇa