A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.61

v1.c24.61

The subjects dealt with are: the definition of a yantra (blunt surgical instrument); its various uses (25.1–3ab);³³⁰ the various types of svastikayantra (25.4cd–7ab);³³¹ the two types of saṃdamśa (25.7cd–8);³³² the mucuṇḍī (25.9);³³³ the two types of tālayantra (25.10);³³⁴ nāḍīyantras in general (25.11–12);³³⁵ a number of particular nāḍīyantras, amongst which the arśoyantra³³⁶ (for examining haemorrhoids) and śamīyantra³³⁷ (for squeezing haemorrhoids); the aṅgulitrāṇaka (finger protector)³³⁸ (25.13–25); the śṛṅga (horn), alābu (hollowed gourd) and ghaṭī (pot) (25.26–28ab);³³⁹ the śalākās in general; various types of śalākā and śaṅku (hook) (25.28cd–35); more types of śalākā; the jāmbavauṣṭha³⁴⁰ (25.36–39ab);³⁴¹ the anuyantras (accessory blunt instruments) (25.39cd–41ab);³⁴² the functions of the yantras (25.41c–f);³⁴³ the excellent qualities of the kaṅkamukhayantra as the foremost among the yantras (25.42).³⁴⁴