Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t4: § 7. Restoration of the Statement of Charaka
Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t4
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§ 7. Restoration of the Statement of Charaka
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Admitting the emendations indicated in the two preceding paragraphs, the correct form of Charaka's statement of the Medical Version may be restored as follows (Original Text in § 73):
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¹ 32 teeth (danta).
2. 32 sockets (ulūkhala) of the teeth.
3. 20 nails (nakha).
4. 60 phalanges (aṅgulī).
5. 20 long bones (śalākā).
6. 4 bases of the long bones (śalāk-ādhiṣṭhāna).
7. 2 heels (pārṣṇi).
8. 4 ankle-bones (gulpha).
9. 4 wrist-bones (maṇika).
10. 4 bones of the forearms (aratni).
11. 4 bones of the legs (jaṅgha).
12. 2 knee-caps (jānu).
13. 2 elbow-pans (kapālikā).
14. 2 hollow bones (nalaka) of the thighs (ūru).
15. 2 hollow bones (nalaka) of the arms (bāhu).
16. 2 shoulder-blades (aṃsa-phalaka).
17. 2 collar-bones (akṣaka).
18. 2 hip-blades (śroṇi-phalaka).
19. 1 pubic bone (bhag-āsthi).
20. 45 back-bones (pṛṣṭha-gat-āsthi).
21. 14 bones of the breast (uras). 22 a. 24 ribs (pārśvaka). 22 b. 24 sockets (sthālaka) of the ribs. 22 c. 24 tubercles (arbuda) fitting into the sockets.
23. 15 bones of the neck (grīvā).
24. 1 windpipe (jatru).
25. 2 palatal cavities (tāl-ūṣaka).
26. 1 (lower) jaw-bone (hanv-āsthi) or chin.
27. 2 basal tie-bones of the jaw (hanu-mūla-bandhana).
28. 1 bone constituting nose, prominences of the cheeks and brows (nāsikā-gaṇḍakūṭa-lalāṭa).
29. 2 temples (śaṅkha).
30. 4 cranial pan-shaped bones (śiraḥ-kapāla).