Astanga Hrudaya
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वृद्धिपत्रं क्षुराकारं छेदभेदनपाटने। ऋज्वग्रमुन्नते शोफे गम्भीरे च तदन्यथा॥६॥
2, Vridhipatra- Scalpel is shaped like a boarders knife- Razor, useful for cutting, excision, splitting, incision and tearing/ separating, it, with a straight edge, is for use in elevated – bulging swelling, the same with its tip bent backwards, long or short edge for use in deep seated swelling.
english translation
नताग्रं पृष्ठतो दीर्घह्रस्ववक्त्रं यथाश्रयम्। उत्पलाध्यर्धधाराख्ये भेदने छेदने तथा॥७॥
3, Utpalapatra and 4, Ardha dhara- lancets are for the purpose of splitting and cutting.
english translation
सर्पास्यं घ्राणकर्णार्शश्च्छेदनेऽर्धाङ्गुलं फले। गतेरन्वेषणे श्लक्ष्णा गण्डूपदमुखैषणी॥८॥
5, Sarpyasya- Sarpamukha- serpent bladed scalpel is meant for cutting – excision of polyps in the nose and ears and has an edge of half Angula. 6, Eshani- sharp probe meant for exploring sinuses, is smooth and shaped like the mouth of an earthworm.
english translation
भेदनार्थेऽपरा सूचीमुखा मूलनिविष्टखा। वेतसं व्यघने स्राव्ये शरार्यास्यत्रिकूर्चके॥९॥
Another kind of Eshani- probe meant for splitting, has its blade like a needle, with a slit- hole at its root. 7, Vetasapatra is for puncturing; 8, Shararimukhi- shaped like a heron’s beak’s kind of scissors and 9, Trikuracaka – three spiked Brush like instrument are meant for draining out liquids.
english translation
कुशाटावदने स्राव्ये ह्यङ्गुलं स्यात्तयोः फलम्। तद्वदन्तर्मुखं तस्य फलमध्यर्धमङ्गुलम्॥१०॥
10, Kushapatra- Razor resembling Blade of Kusha grass and 11, Atimukha- razor resembling the beak of a hawk are meant for draining, edge is two Angula – in length. 12, Antramukha – is meant for draining, its edges – 1.5 Angula in length and Shaped like half moon.
english translation