A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.190

v1.c13.190

The symptoms of the disorders which appear when corrupted vāta has become lodged in a particular part or constituent of the body, or the whole body, are dealt with in the next section. The parts mentioned are: the viscera (koṣṭha), the whole body, ano-rectal region (guda), receptacle of undigested food (āmāśaya),⁷⁸³ receptacle of digested food (pakvāśaya),⁷⁸⁴ sense organs (indriya),⁷⁸⁵ skin (tvac),⁷⁸⁶ blood (rakta), muscular and fatty tissues (māṃsa and medas), bones and bone marrow (asthi and majjā), semen (śukra), cords (snāyu), vessels (sirā), and junctures (sandhi)⁷⁸⁷ (28.24cd–37).