A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c10.40

v1.c10.40

The norm for the measurements of numerous parts of the body is given;¹¹⁹ the unit of these measurements is the breadth of one's own finger, called an aṅgula (8.117).¹²⁰ The parts of the body mentioned are: the two pādas (feet), jaṅghās (lower legs), jānus (knees), ūrus (thighs), and vṛṣaṇas (testicles), the śepha(s) (penis), bhaga (vulva), kaṭī (waist), bastiśiras, and udara (abdomen), the two pārśvas (sides of the chest), the stanāntara (part between the nipples), stanaparyanta (circumference of the nipples), uras (chest), and hṛdaya (apex of the heart),¹²¹ the two skandhas (shoulders), aṃsas (shoulder blades), prabāhus (upper arms),¹²² prāpānis (lower arms),¹²³ hastas (hands), and kakṣas (armpits), the trika (sacral region), pṛṣṭha (back), śirodharā (neck), ānana (face), āsya (mouth), cibuka (chin), oṣṭhas (lips), karṇas (ears), akṣimadhya (part between the eyes), nāsikā (nose), lalāṭa (forehead), and śiras (head).