A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.618

v1.c25.618

The last part of the chapter, in verse, deals with the importance of protecting one's āyus, because injuries to the marmans are life-threatening (7.24–25), the disorders following upon injury to a marman (7.26–27), the danger of excessive loss of blood (7.28–29), and the duty of a physician to treat people with such injuries, after warning them for the risks involved (7.30).