Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.247

v2.c4.s8.247

The Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka³⁴ enumerates three bones in the head,³⁵ three joints (parvāṇi) in the neck,³⁶ the collar-bone (akṣa),³⁷ three joints in the fingers,³⁸ and twenty-one transverse processes in the spine (anūka).³⁹ The Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā⁴⁰ enumerates four constituents in the head (prāṇa, cakṣus, śrotra, vāc), but there are many variations, the number going up to twelve on one calculation.⁴¹ In the Taittirīya Upaniṣad⁴² an enumeration is given consisting of carma (skin), māṃsa, snāvan, asthi, and majjan; the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa⁴³ has lomāni, māṃsa, tvac, asthi, majjan, and the Aitareya Āraṇyaka⁴⁴ couples majjānaḥ, snāvāni, and asthīni. Other terms relating to the body are kaṅkūṣa,⁴⁵ perhaps a part of the ear,⁴⁶ yoni (female organ), kakṣa⁴⁷ (armpit), Danta (tooth), nakha (nail), prapada⁴⁸ (forepart of the foot), halīkṣṇa⁴⁹ (gall).