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Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s3.t1.5

Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s3.t1.5

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c6.s3.t1.5

| 1. Nails (*nakha*) | . . . . | 5 × 4 = 20 |
| 2. Phalanges (*aṅguli*) | . . . . | 3 × 5 × 4 = 60 |
| 3. Long bones (*śalākā*) | . . . . | 5 × 4 = 20 |
| 4. Bases (*pratibandhaka*) | . . . . | 1 × 4 = 4 |
| 5. Clusters (*kūrca*) | . . . . | 2 × 4 = 8 |
| 6. Ankle-bones (*gulpha*) | . . . . | 2 × 4 = 8 |
| 7. Legs (*jaṅgha*) | . . . . | 2 × 4 = 8 |
| 8. Heels (*pārṣṇi*) | . . . . | 1 × 4 = 4 |
| 9. Knee (*jānu*) | . . . . | 1 × 4 = 4 |
| 10. Thigh (*ūru*) | . . . . | 1 × 4 = 4 |
| | | — 140 |