A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s9.39

v3.c42.s9.39

The extant chapters of the Sūtrasthāna describe the treatment with linctuses (lehādhyāya; 1–6);³⁶ disorders associated with breast-feeding (Sū.¹⁹: kṣīrotpatti; 6–10);³⁷ dentition (Sū.²⁰: dantajanmikādhyāya; 10–14);³⁸ piercing of the earlobes (Sū.²¹: cūḍākaraṇādhyāya; 14–16);³⁹ treatment with oils (Sū.²²: sneha; 16–24);⁴⁰ sudation (Sū.²³: sveda; 24–29);⁴¹ arrangements concerning equipment (Sū.²⁴: upakalpanīya; 29–33);⁴² diagnosis in young children not yet able to speak (Sū.²⁵: vedanādhyāya; 33–37);⁴³ the four pillars of treatment (Sū.²⁶: cikitsāsampadīya; 37–39);⁴⁴ the classification of diseases and the enumeration of the disorders caused by vāta, pitta, kapha, and blood (Sū.²⁷: rogādhyāya; 39–47);⁴⁵ auspicious and inauspicious bodily marks, 46 and the sattva typology (Sū.28: lakṣaṇādhyāya; 47–54). 47