Astanga Hrudaya
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त्र्यङ्गुलास्यं भवेच्छृङ्गं चूषणेऽष्टादशाङ्गुलम्। अग्रे सिद्धार्थकच्छिद्रं सुनद्धं चूचुकाकृति॥२६॥
13, Shringa Yantra – Animal Horn The Shringa- animal horn useful to suck shall have the orifice of three Angula at its root and that of mustard seed at the tip, eighteen Angula in length. The tip resembles the shape of nipple.
english translation
स्याद्वादशाङ्गुलोऽलाबुर्नाहे त्वष्टादशाङ्गुलः। चतुस्त्र्यङ्गुलवृत्तास्यो दीप्तोऽन्तः श्लेष्मरक्तहृत्॥२७॥
14, Alabu- the hollowed gourd Alabu- the hollowed gourd will be twelve Angula in length and eighteen Angula in diameter with a round orifice of four Angula – in which, with a burning wick placed in its interior, useful for extracting Kapha and Raktha- blood
english translation
तद्वद्घटी हिता गुल्मविलयोन्नमने च सा। शलाकाख्यानि यन्त्राणि नानाकर्माकृतीनि च॥२८॥
15, Ghati – pot Ghati- pot is similar and useful for making the tumors of the abdomen soft and raise it above from its low level. 16, Shalaka Yantra - set of instruments with rod like shape Shalaka yantra – set of instruments with rod like shape
english translation
यथायोगप्रमाणानि तेषामेषणकर्मणी। उभे गण्डूपदमुखे स्रोतोभ्यः शल्यहारिणी॥२९॥
Rod like instruments are of many functions and shapes and size suitable to be purpose for which they are used. Of them, two are for probing, both having their mouth resembling that of an earth worm;
english translation
मसूरदलवक्त्रे द्वे स्यातामष्टनवाङ्गुले। शङ्कवः षट् उभौ तेषां षोडशद्वादशाङ्गुलौ॥३०॥
two for removing foreign bodies from the channels having their mouths resembling a lentil, one of eight and the other of nine Angula in length. 17, Shanku Yantra – Hooks, Shanku Yantra – hooks are six, among them two, (16 and 12 Angula in length), their mouth shaped like the hood of a serpent, are meant for joining (the edges of wounds etc);
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