Charak Samhita

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सप्तोत्तरंमर्मशतंयदुक्तंशरीरसङ्ख्यामधिकृत्यतेभ्यः| मर्माणिबस्तिंहृदयंशिरश्चप्रधानभूतानिवदन्तितज्ज्ञाः||३||

sanskrit

[Importance of marma] The vital organs (marma) are mentioned as 107 in number while enumerating different body parts in Sankhya Sharira. As per the specialists of the subjects, three vital organs, viz, basti (urinary bladder), hridayam (heart) and shira (head) are considered supreme among themselves, because they possess life (prana) in them.

english translation

saptottaraMmarmazataMyaduktaMzarIrasaGkhyAmadhikRtyatebhyaH| marmANibastiMhRdayaMzirazcapradhAnabhUtAnivadantitajjJAH||3||

hk transliteration by Sanscript