Astanga Hrudaya
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गुल्फौ च स्तनमूले च त्र्यङ्गुलं जानुकूर्परम् । अपानवस्तिहृन्नाभिनीलाः सीमन्तमातृकाः ॥ ६१ ॥
Gulpha and Stanamula are two angula: janu, and Kurpura are three angula janu and kurpara are of three angulas Apana (Guda), Basti, hrdaya, Nabhi, Nila, Simanta, matrka,
english translation
कूर्चशृङ्गाटमन्याःच त्रिंशत् एकेन वर्जिताः । आत्मपाणितल उन्मानाः शेषाणि अर्ध अङ्गुलं वदेत् ॥ ६२ ॥
Kurca, srngataka, Manya – these twenty-nine are equal in size of one’s own palm;
english translation
पञ्चाशत्षट् च मर्माणि तिलव्रीहिसमान्यपि । चतुर्धोक्ताः सिरास्तु याः ॥ ६३ ॥
the remaining fifty-six are each half angula, in the opinion of some others, the size of the vital sports are equivalent to those of tila (sessamum seed) and vrhi (paddy grain). Marmbhighata phala – effect of injury to vital spots: The four types of siras mentioned previously (verses 19.37 of chapter 3)
english translation
तर्पयन्ति वपुः कृत्स्नं ता मर्माण्याश्रितास्ततः । तत्क्षतात्क्षतजात्यर्थप्रवृत्तेर्धातुसङ्क्षये ॥ ६४ ॥
which nourish the entire body, are seated (located) in the marma (vital spots), so when the siras are injured, they too (vital spots) are injured, depletion / decrease of dhatus (tissues) takes place due to severe loss of blood;
english translation
वृद्धश्चलो रुजस्तीव्राः प्रतनोति समीरयन् । तेजस्तदुद्धृतं धत्ते तृष्णाशोषमदभ्रमान् ॥ ६५ ॥
by that vayu (vata), getting increased produces severe pain, causes increase of pitta which in turn produces thirst, emaciation,
english translation