The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c10.59
The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c10.59
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c10.59
The data of the Saṃhitā of the Yajurveda on the prāṇas lend itself, like that of the Atharvaveda, to an interpretation of the series of breaths made in the light of the physiological theories, expounded later on. Wherever more than two breaths are mentioned, it is not possible to identify these breaths with inspiration and expiration. Even where only two breaths appear, this identification is not always satisfactory.