A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.69

v1.c11.69

The viscera (koṣṭhāṅgāni) are fifteen in number: navel (nābhi), heart (hṛdaya), kloman, 183 liver (yakṛt), 184 spleen (plīhan), the two kidneys (vṛkka), 185 urinary bladder (basti), receptacle of the faeces (purīṣādhāra), 186 receptacle of undigested food (āmāśaya), 187 receptacle of digested food (pakvāśaya), 188 the upper part of the rectum (uttaraguda), the lower part of the rectum (adharaguda), 189 small intestine (kṣudrāntra), large intestine (sthūlāntra), 190 and omentum (vapāvahana) 191 (7.10). 192