[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) › [The Compendium of Suśruta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta) › 2.8.4 # The Compendium of Suśruta 2.8.4 Suśrutasaṃhitā 2.8.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta.2.8.4) tataḥ kīlaḥ† pratikhuro bījakaḥ parigha iti/ tatra ūrdhvabāhuśiraḥpādo yo yonimukhaṁ niruṇaddhi kīla iva sa kīlaḥ; niḥsṛtahastapādaśirāḥ kāyasaṅgī pratikhuraḥ; yo nirgacchatyekaśirobhujaḥ sa bījakaḥ; yastu parigha iva yonimukhamāvṛtya tiṣṭhati sa parighaḥ; iti caturvidho bhavatītyeke bhāṣante/ tattu na samyak; kasmāt sa yadā viguṇānilaprapīḍito+apatyapathamanekadhā prapadyate tadā saṅkhyā hīyate// - [Previous: 2.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta.2.8.3) - [Next: 2.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta.2.8.5) - [Up: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta.2.8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta.2.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta.2.8.4) · Pramāṇa