Astanga Hrudaya
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नाडीयन्त्राणि सुषिराण्येकानेकमुखानि च। स्रोतोगतानां शल्यानामामयानां च दर्शने॥११॥
5, Nadiyantra - Tubular instruments (probe)- Nadiyantra - Tubular instruments (probe) are hollow, with one or more opening, useful for looking into body parts, recognizing foreign bodies
english translation
क्रियाणां सुकरत्वाय कुर्यादाचूषणाय च। तद्विस्तारपरीणाहदैर्घ्यं स्रोतोनुरोधतः॥१२॥
diseases localized in the channels of the tissues, for facilitating treatments and for sucking out. Their width, perimeter vary as per size, shape etc. of the channels.
english translation
दशाङ्गुलाऽर्धनाहाऽन्तःकण्ठशल्यावलोकिनी। नाडीपञ्चमुखच्छिद्रा चतुष्कर्णस्य सङ्ग्रहे॥१३॥
Nadi Yantra for seeing inside throat shall be 10 Angula in length and ½ Angula in thickness diameter. Nadi Yantra comes with many openings (4 – 5) with different size, length, thickness etc.
english translation
वारङ्गस्य, द्विकर्णस्य त्रिच्छिद्रा तत्प्रमाणतः। वारङ्गकर्णसंस्थानानाहदैर्घ्यानुरोधतः॥१४॥
Many other tubular instruments may be prepared to observe the foreign bodies, depending on the shape, thickness and length of the part to be observed.
english translation
नाडीरेवंविधाश्चान्या द्रष्टुं शल्यानि कारयेत्। पद्मकर्णिकया मूर्ध्नि सदृशी द्वादशाङ्गुला॥१५॥
Padma Karnika The tubular instrument having the shape of Padma Karnika – the round, flat central part of the lotus studded with small holes- at its top, twelve Angula –
english translation