A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.92
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.92
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Chapter nine ((101–153) describes first the pulse that is typical of involvement of all three doṣas (101–102). Subsequently, it enumerates a group of ten nāḍīs: Iḍā, Piṅgalā, Suṣumnā, Gāndhārī, Hastabija, Pūṣā, Payasvinī, Alambu, Lakala, and Śaṅkhinī (103–104ab).²⁸ The six cakras are mentioned, ²⁹ their seats, and the parts of the body where the ten nāḍīs are found (104cd–108).