A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c60.31

v4.c60.31

86 The frequency of the beats is 56 in the first pala (= 1/60th ghaṭī; 1 ghaṭī = 24 minutes) after birth; 54 to the pala until the end of the first year of life; 44 in the second year; 40 in the third year; 36 from the fourth until the end of the seventh year; 34 from the eighth until the end of the fourteenth year; 32 in persons 15–30 years of age; 30 in persons 31–50 years of age; 24 in persons 51–80 years of age.