A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.298

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116 Cf. Su.Ni.15.16cd–17ab. The same five types are mentioned in Śārṅgadeva’s *Saṃgītaratnākara* (1.2.91). Buddhaghimagga compares the shapes of the bones with a large number of various objects (see Jyotir Mitra, 1985: 81–84). 117 See on the concept of sandhi: R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232, n.3. 118 Their number is two hundred in the *Carakasaṃhitā* (Sū.7.14). 119 Compare Su.Śā.5.19: each toe has three bones. 120 See Dalhaṇa, who says that these nāḍīs are found at the sides of the throat (kaṇṭhapārśva); the sandhis are known as maṇḍalāsthi (circular bones) and transport food and drink. 121 Dalhaṇa explains it as galamanī, commonly known as ghaṇṭikā (probably the larynx). Kākala, occurring once in the *Carakasaṃhitā* (Sū.18.20), may mean uvula there (see P.V. Sharma’s translation). 122 Singhal c.s.: forehead. 123 The eight types of Suśruta are also mentioned in the *Saṃgītaratnākara* (1.2.93–94ab). 124 See Dalhaṇa’s explanation of the term. Bhishagratna: hinged or lap-shaped joint. Singhal c.s.: hinge joint. R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232: Schoszbindung. 125 An ulūkhala is a mortar. Bhishagratna and Singhal c.s.: ball and socket joint. R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232: mörserartig. 126 Named after a samudga, a round box or casket. Singhal c.s.: amphiarthrosis. R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232: hülsenartig. 127 This type of sandhi resembles a boat (pratara = bhelaka) according to Dalhaṇa. Bhishagratna: an irregular type of joint. Singhal c.s.: an arthrodium. R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232: übersetzend. 128 Bhishagratna and Singhal c.s.: a suture. R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232: Stichnaht. 129 A type of joint resembling the beak of a crow (vāyasaṭuṇḍa). Singhal c.s.: ginglymo-arthrodial joint. R.F.G. Müller (1949): 232: Vogelschnabel-artig. 130 Ring-like. 131 Resembling the convolutions (āvarta) of a conch-shell (śaṅkha). 132 Explained as bāhuśiras by Dalhaṇa ad Su.Sū.35.12. Bhishagratna: glenoid cavity. Singhal c.s.: scapula. 133 Bhishagratna: nostrils. 134 Bhishagratna and Singhal c.s.: ligament. 135 The *Carakasaṃhitā* (Śā.7.14) has the same number. 136 The *Saṃgītaratnākara* (1.2.95) mentions the same four types: pratānavant, maṇḍala, pṛthula, and suṣira. 137 Their number is four hundred in the *Carakasaṃhitā* (Śā.7.14). 138 Cf. Su.Sū.35.12. 139 See Dalhaṇa’s remarks on Gayadāsa’s classification, supported by a long quotation. Gayadāsa’s number of muscles in the trunk (koṣṭha) is sixty (instead of sixty-six), of those in neck and head forty (instead of thirty-four). 140 Or: the parvans of sirās, snāyus and bones, and the sandhis. Singhal c.s do not differentiate between parvans and sandhis in their translation. Dalhaṇa is silent on the two terms. Parvan and sandhi are different structures in the *Śatapathabrāhmaṇa* (1.6.3.35). 141 See on this subject: P.V. Tewary, P.V. Sharma and C. Chaturvedi (1973). 142 See Dalhaṇa’s comments. 143 Bhishagratna: os (uteri). Singhal c.s.: the opening of the uterus. 144 Two female fluids are mentioned here.