Astanga Hrudaya
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वस्तु शूकैरिवाकीर्णं रूढे च कुणिखञ्जता । बलचेष्टाक्षयः शोषः पर्वशोफश्च सन्धिजे ॥ ५१ ॥
Injury to Sandhi Marma (Joint Vital Spots): in case of injury to sandhi marma (vital spots wherein there is predominance of joints), the site (of injury) feels as though full of thorns (spicule / spike), even after healing (of the wound) there is shortening of the arm, lameness, decrease of strength and movement, and emaciation(of the body) and swelling of the (small joints of the hands, inter-phalangeal joints) joints
english translation
नाभिशङ्खाधिपापानहृच्चृङ्गाटकवस्तयः । अष्टौ च मातृकाः सद्यो निघ्नन्त्येकान्नविंशतिः ॥ ५२ ॥
Sadyo pranahara marma – vital spots which cause instant death: Nabhi (1), Sankha (2), Adhipati (1), Apana (Guda) (1), hrdaya (1), Srgataka (4), basti (1) and the eight Matrka (8); these nineteen , take away life immediately (hence these are known as sadyahpranahara)
english translation
सप्ताहः परमः तेषां कालः कालस्य कर्षणे । त्रयस्त्रिंशदपस्तम्भ तलहृत्पार्श्वसन्धयः॥५३॥
seven days is maximum time for these marmas to attract death (death of manifest) Kalantara pranahara marma – vital spots which cause death after some time: Apastambha (2), talahrdaya (4), Parsvasandhi (2),
english translation
कटीतरुण सीमन्तस्तनमूलेन्द्रवस्तयः। क्षिप्रापालापबृहती नितम्बस्तनरोहिताः॥५४॥
simanta (5), Stanamula (2), indrabasti (4), Kshipra (4), Apalapa (2), brhati (2), Nitamba (2) and stanarohita (2);
english translation
कालान्तर प्राणहरा मासमासार्धजीविताः। उत्क्षेपौ स्थपनी त्रीणि विशल्यघ्नानि तत्र हि ॥ ५५ ॥
hese thirty three are Kalantara Pranahara (take away the life after some time); one or one and half months is the period of life (when these are injured) Vishalyaghna marma – vital spots which cause death after removal of the foreign body: The two utksepa (2) and sthapani (1) these three are Visalyaghna marmas.
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