Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t14.2

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[Verse 85] 1. 64 teeth (*daśana*) with their sockets (*sthāla*).
2. 20 nails (*nakha*).
3. 20 long bones (*śalākā*).
4. 4 bases (*sthāna*) of the long bones. [Verse 86] 5. 60 phalanges (*aṅguli*).
6. 4 heels (*pārṣṇi*). 7 *a*. 4 wrist-bones (*maṇika*). } 1 7 *b*. 4 ankle-bones (*gulpha*). }
8. 4 bones of the forearm (*aratni*).
9. 4 bones of the legs (*jaṅgha*). [Verse 87] 10. 2 knee-caps (*jānu*).
11. 2 elbow-pans (*kūrpara*).
12. 2 thighs (*ūru-phalaka*).
13. 2 shoulder-blades (*aṃsa-samudbhava*).
14. 2 collar-bones (*akṣaka*).
15. 2 palatal cavities (*tālūṣaka*).
16. 2 hip-blades (*śroṇi-phalaka*). [Verse 88] 17. 1 pubic bone (*bhag-asthi*). 18 *a*. 1 sacral bone (*trika*). 18 *b*. 1 anal bone (*pāyu*). 18 *c*. 35 back-bones (*pṛṣṭha*).