History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c27.s3.t2.1

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Importance of parts of body is given in sloka 1 in chapter 2 of Aśvavaidyakam, which reads ‘The fool, who does not know the sign of horse’s body in detail, does not know the sign of horse nor the treatment of their diseases’. In fact this fundamental aspect is given in the very second chapter, after devoting first chapter to the scope and purpose of the book (Uddeśaḥ). Different parts of body are described in precise topological sequence starting from the mouth to the back dorsally, downward upto the sole, and then ventrally.