Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t17.22

c6.s1.t17.22

‘The body has six parts (aṅga), and of bones it has three hundred and sixty; namely,

[Verse 85] 1. 64 teeth (danta) with their sockets (ulūka).
2. 20 nails (nakha).
3. 20 long bones (śalākā).
4. 4 bases (sthāna) of the long bones.
[Verse 86] 5. 60 phalanges (aṅguli).
6. 2 heels (pārṣṇi).
7. 4 ankle-bones (gulpha).
8. 4 bones of the forearms (aratni).
9. 4 bones of the legs (jaṅgha).
[Verse 87] 10. 2 collar-bones (aṃsa).
11. 2 shoulder-blades (aṃsa-phalaka).