A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c50.s3.1

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v3.c50.s3.1

The Mantrakaṇḍa37 is arranged in seven subdivided chapters:38 (1) sarvavaśyādīpativaśya:39 (a) sarvavaśya (subjugating all creatures), (b) rājavaśya (subjugating the king),40 (c) strīvaśya (subjugating women),41 (d) liṅgalepana (anointing the penis), (e) strīdṛāvaṇa (luring women), (f) pativaśya (subjugating one's husband); (2) ākarṣaṇādistambhana: (a) ākarṣaṇa (attraction),42 (b) stambhana (immobilization),43 (c) agnistambha (immobilizing fire), (d) jalastambhana (immobilizing water); (3) mohanādigṛhakleśanivāraṇa (averting the creation of confusion and domestic troubles): (a) mohana (delusion),44 (b) uccāṭana (extirpation or eradication),45 (c) māraṇa (killing),46 (d) vidveṣaṇa (causing dissension),47 (e) vyādhikaraṇa (causing illness),48 (f) unmattakaraṇa (causing mental derangement), (g) ṣaṇḍhakaraṇa (causing impo-