A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c36.60

v2.c36.60

³⁵⁷ In agreement with A.h.Śā.4.8cd–9. Suśruta says that injury to the maṇibandha leads to kuṇṭhatā (lameness), injury of the kūrpara to kuṇi (a crooked condition), injury to the kakṣādhara to pakṣāghāta (hemiplegia); Ḍalhaṇa explains kuṇṭhatā as loss of function (akarmanyatva) of the hand and kuṇi as a contracture of the middle part of the arm.