The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c15.32

c15.32

In the *Caraka-saṃhitā*, eight out of twelve chapters which constitute the section, *Indriyasthāna*, specially devoted to prognostic, have for titles words which begin them or a part of these words: CHAP. I, *varṇasvarīyam indriyam*, beginning: *iha khalu varṇaś ca svaraś ca* . . . II, *puṣpitakam indr.*, beginning: *puṣpam* . . . IV, *indriyānīkam indr.*, beginning: *indriyāṇi* . . . V, *pūrvarūpīyam indr.*, beginning: *pūrvarūpāṇi* . . . VI, *katamāni-śarīriyam indr.*, beginning: *katamāni śarīrāṇi* . . . VIII, *avākśīrsīyam indr.*, beginning: *avākśirā* . . . IX, *yasya-śyāvanimittīyam indr.*, beginning: *yasya śyāve* . . . XI, *anujyotīyam indr.*, beginning: *anujyotir* . . . XII, *gomayacūrṇīyam indr.*, beginning: *yasya gomayacūrṇābhyām*.