A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.612.3

v1.c25.612.3

169 the dṛṣṭimaṇḍala combines these features of both (maṇḍalas) (5.29); the five maṇḍalas of the eye are the lashes (pakṣman), lids (vartman), śuklamaṇḍala, kṛṣṇamaṇḍala, and dṛṣṭi; 170 they are connected by four junctions (sandhi); two more junctions, at the outer (apāṅga) and inner corner of the eye (kanīna) make their total number into six; 171 the eye has six layers (paṭala); the two outermost layers consist of the eyelids; fire and water are predominant in the (first and) outermost layer (of the eye itself); the predominant elements of the second, third and fourth layers are, in due order, muscular tissue, fatty tissue and bony tissue; 172 the thickness (bahalatā) of the paṭalas amounts to one fifth of that of the dṛṣṭi 173 (5.30); the twines binding bodily structures together (bandhana-guṇa) 174 consist of sirās, kaṇḍarās, fatty tissue and phlegm (kapha); as already mentioned, kapha is the most important substance that binds junctures together; the fire located in the eye can perform its function through its contact with the fire outside of the body, in the same way as a sharp instrument through its contact with a whetstone; damage will occur when the contact is excessive (atiyoga); this fire retains its fiery nature by the intensity of its power (vīryotkarṣa), just like the fire of lightning (vaidyuta) and the vaḍavāmukha 175 do so amidst of the water;