[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c5.58 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c5.58 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c5.58 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c5.58) | Fig | | Page | | | \*\*\[4.4\]\*\* | | | 1. | Some sharp instruments mentioned in Suśruta | 335 | | 2. | Some blunt instruments described by Suśruta | 335 | | 3. | \*Maṇḍalāgra\* | 336 | | 4. | \*Karapatra\* (saw) | 336 | | 5. | \*Vṛddhipatra\* (scalpel) | 336 | | 6. | \*Nakha Śastra\* (Nail Parer) | 336 | | 7. | \*Mudrikā Śastra\* (Finger Knife) | 337 | | 8. | \*Utpal Patra Śastra\* | 337 | | 9. | \*Kuthrikā\* (Lancet) | 337 | | 10. | \*Vṛhimukha Śastra\* (Trocar) | 337 | | 11. | \*Lintarmukha\* (Curved Bistury) | 337 | | 12. | \*Trikurcaka\* (Brush) | 337 | | 13. | \*Kuśapatra\* (Pagets Knife) | 337 | | 14. | \*Atimukha\* | 338 | | 15. | \*Sararimukha\* (Scissors) | 338 | | 16. | Diagramatic Section of the anal canal showing the position of the anal fistulae | 338 | | 17. | Complete Low Fistula (With high blind) | 338 | | 18. | \*Karasūtra\* | 339 | | 19. | The technique of \*Raktamokhana\* (Venesection) | 339 | | 20. | The method of Spilintage of Fractured Bone by using bamboo | 340 | | 21. | The technique of removal of skin flap for doing the Rhinoplasty | 341 | | 22. | Suśruta’s method of Plastic Surgery : \*Nemisandhanaka\*, \*Gamdakarna\* | 342 | | | \*\*\[5\]\*\* | | | 1. | \*Kerānga\* cloth woven by Bonda women, District Korapat, Orissa | 359 | | 2a. | Loom used in weaving \*Kerānga\* cloth | 360 | | 2b. | Weaving process in \*Kerānga\* cloth | 360 | | 2c. | Fibre from Calotropis gigantea, \*Kerānga\*. Photographs 1 & 2a-2d, Courtesy, Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneshwar | 361 | | 3a. | Loom of Meghwal community. Continuous goat hair warp, no reed. | 363 | | 3b. | Shed formation | 363 | | 3c. | After completion of each pick the weave is beaten in by two \*panja\* beaters. Figs.3a, b, c were taken at a fair organized for Adivasis at Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad, February, 1992; The two weavers, Amba Ram and Sanook Kastura Ram, hail from Gam Megha Par, Post Rama, Jilla Jaisalmer | 364 | - [Previous: v1.c5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c5.57) - [Next: v1.c5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c5.59) - [Up: v1.c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c5.58) · Pramāṇa