The Compendium of Suśruta 1.6

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idānīmāyurvedasya sāmānyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ darśayannāha, - iha khalvvityādi | - iha khalviti vākyālaṅkāre, vakṣyamāṇa vākyamalaṅkaroti | anye tu iha mayi sūtrakāre, khalu evārthe; etena mayyeva āyurvedo'ṣṭāṅgo nānyeṣu sūtrakāreṣu, anyeṣāmekasyaivāṅgasya praṇetṛtvāt | ihetihooked vākyopakrame, khalu sabodhane ityapare | upāṅga aṅgamevālpatvādupāṅgaṃ, tadyathā- dehasya vāhujaṅghe śira ityaṅgāni, karacaraṇanāsikādīnyupāṅgāni, etena upāṅgamityukta, upāṅgamaṅgasamīpamityeke | anutpādyaiva prajā. lokasṛṣṭe prāk, āyurvedaṃ pradarśya prajāḥ paścāt sṛṣṭavānityartha | kṛtavān saṃskṛtavān, na tu pūrvamutpāditavān, kutaḥ 1 nityatvāt | svayambhūḥ brahmā | tato'lpāyuṣṭamiti tataḥ prāktanakaraṇādanantaramadharmapravṛttau satyā, alpāyuṣṭa alpajīvitatvaṃ, alpamedhastvaṃ svalpabuddhitvaṃ, bhūya. puna., aṣṭadhā aṣṭabhi. prakārai. |
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