The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c9.19

c9.19

The *Śirâs*, *Dhamanîs*, and *Śrotas* form networks (जालानि) of cords, fibres, passages, which in the fœtus take their rise from the umbilical cord, and proceed upwards to the heart and head, downwards to the kidneys and rectum, and outwards to the trunk and limbs. These three classes comprise all the vehicles or conductors of the fluids, secretions, and currents in the bodily system.