Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c7.t3.2

c7.t3.2

| | I. Potter. | | II. Charaka. | | III. Suśruta. | |
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| | **A. Four Extremities.** | | | | | |
| 1 | Phalanges, or joints of fingers and toes | 56 | pāṇi-pād-aṅguli | 60 | pāṇi-pād-aṅguli | 60 | § 47 |
| 2 | Metacarpus and Metatarsus, Long bones | 20 | śalākā | 20 | tala | 20 | § 48 |
| 3 | Carpus and tarsus, Clusters, or Bases | 30 | adhiṣṭhāna | 4 | kūrca | 4 | § 49 |
| 4 | Os calcis, heel | 2 | pārṣṇi | 2 | pārṣṇi | 2 | § 50 |
| 5 | Forearm (Radius, Ulna) | 4 | aratni | 4 | aratni | 4 | § 51 |
| 6 | Styloid processes, wrist-bones | 4 | maṇika | 4 | maṇibandha | 2 | § 52 |
| 7 | Olecranon, elbow-pan | 2 | kapālikā | 2 | kūrpara | 2 | § 53 |
| 8 | Leg (tibia and fibula) | 4 | jaṅgha | 4 | jaṅgha | 4 | § 51 |
| 9 | Malleoli, ankle-bones | 4 | gulpha | 4 | gulpha | 2 | § 52 |
| 10 | Patella, knee-cap | 2 | jānu | 2 | jānu | 2 | § 53 |
| 11 | Arm (humerus) | 2 | bāhu-nalaka | 2 | bāhu | 2 | § 54 |
| 12 | Thigh (femur) | 2 | ūru-nalaka | 2 | ūru | 2 | § 54 |
| | | 120 | | 110 | | 106 | |
| | **B. Trunk.** | | | | | |
| 13 | Shoulder : Clavicle, collar-bone | 2 | akṣaka | 2 | akṣaka | 2 | § 55 |
| 14 | Scapula, shoulder-blade | 2 | aṃsa-phalaka | 2 | aṃsa-ja | 2 | § 56 |
| 15 | Thorax : Ribs | 24 | pārśvaka, &c. | 72 | pārśvaka, &c. | 72 | § 58 |
| 16 | Sternum, breast-bone | 1 | uras | 14 | uras | 17 | § 57 |
| 17 | Vertebrae, thoracic and lumbar | 17 | | | pṛṣṭha | 30 | § 59 |
| 18 | Pelvis : Sacrum | 1 | pṛṣṭha | 45 | trika | 1 | § 60 |
| 19 | Coccyx | 1 | | | guda | 1 | § 60 |
| 20 | Ilium, ischium | 2 | śroṇi-phalaka | 2 | nitamba | 2 | § 60 |
| 21 | Pubes | | bhag-āsthi | 1 | bhaga | 1 | § 60 |
| | | 50 | | 138 | | 128 | |