A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.136

v3.c42.s15.136

Chapter fifty-seven deals with surgical subjects and describes wounds and fractures, together with their treatment (57.1–13). Eight types of trauma are distinguished: chinna, bhinna, bhagna, ghṛṣṭa, piṣṭa, āsphālita, samprahāra, and saṃghāta.⁴¹⁵ The removal of foreign bodies (śalyoddhāra) is the next subject (57.14–28). Two sets of twelve surgical instruments are enumerated. The twelve blunt instruments (yantra) are: prabandha (bandages), godhāmukha,⁴¹⁶ vajramukha,⁴¹⁷ saṃdamśa,⁴¹⁸ cakrā-