The Compendium of Suśruta 24.4

24.4

etadeva dvitīyadarśanaṃ ślokenāpi darśayannāha, — narte ityādi | nanu, vātādikramaṃ parityajya kaphādikrameṇa sūtraṇaṃ kasmādiha kṛtaṃ ? ucyate, dehasyordhvamūlamadhaḥśākhatvaṃ pratipāditaṃ; ūrdhvabhāge ca kaphādhiṣṭhānamasti, teneha kapha eva prathamaṃ darśitaḥ | taduktaṃ “ūrdhvamūlamadha śākhaṃ tristhūṇaṃ pañcadaivatam | kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṃ vidvān yo vai veda sa vedavit”—iti | na kevalaṃ kaphādīn vinā deho na bhavati, api tu dhāraṇamapyetaireva kriyata ityāha,—deha etaistu dhāryata iti | tuśabdaścārtho bhinnakramaśca | tenāyamarthaḥ—dhāryate caitairevāvyāpannai kaphapittavātaraktairityarthaḥ | narte dehaḥ kaphādityetatsyādau 'ato gadyoktasyārthasya sagrahaśloka' ityāpatanikā kecidācāryāḥ paṭhanti |