Astanga Hrudaya
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वायुर्मांसवसामज्जमस्तुलुङ्गानि शोषयेन् । शल्यापाये विनिर्गच्चन् श्वासात्कासाच्च हन्त्यसून् ॥ ५६ ॥
Injury to them will cause death when the arrow (foreign body) is removed, by the exit of vayu; or when Mamsa, Vasa, majja and mastulunga get dried up, leading to development of dyspnoea and cough and destroys the life (of the person)
english translation
फणावपाङ्गौ विधुरे नीले मन्ये कृकाटिके । अंसांसफलकावर्तविटपोर्वीकुकुन्दराः ॥ ५७ ॥
Vaikalyakara marma – vital spots which cause distortion or disability: Phana (2), Apanga (2), Vidhura (2), Nila (2), Manya (2), Krkatika (2), Amsa (2), Amsaphalaka (2), Avarta (2), Vitapa (2), urvi (4), Kukundara (2),
english translation
सजानुलोहिताक्षाणिकक्षाधृक्कूर्चकूर्पराः । वैकल्यमिति चत्वारि चत्वारिंशच्च कुर्वते ॥ ५८ ॥
Janu (2), lohitaksa (4), Ani (4), kaksadara (2), Kurca (4), and Kurpara (2), these forty-four are Vaikalyakara (causing distortion, irregularity etc);
english translation
हरन्ति तान्यपि प्राणान् कदाचिदभिघाततः । अष्टौ कूर्चशिरोगुल्फमणिबन्धा रुजाकराः॥५९॥
they might also take away (destroy) the life sometimes when injured Rujakara marma – vital spots which cause pain: Kurcasira (4), Gulpha (2), manibandha (2) – these eight are Rujakara (causing pain)
english translation
तेषां विटपकक्षाधृगुर्व्यः कूर्चशिरांसि च । द्वादशाङ्गुलमानानि द्व्यङ्गुले मणिबन्धने ॥ ६० ॥
Marma pramana – size of the vital spots: Among them, Vitapa, Kaksadhara, Urvi, Kurcasira are twelve angula (finger breath) in size; Manibandha,
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