Charak Samhita

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अनिर्देश्यमतः परं तर्क्यमेव| तद्यथा- नव स्नायुशतानि, सप्त सिराशतानि, द्वे धमनीशते, चत्वारि पेशीशतानि, सप्तोत्तरं मर्मशतं, द्वे सन्धिशते,एकोनत्रिंशत्सहस्राणि नव च शतानि षट्पञ्चाशत्कानि सिराधमनीनामणुशः प्रविभज्यमानानां मुखाग्रपरिमाणं, तावन्ति चैवकेशश्मश्रुलोमानीति| एतद्यथावत्सङ्ख्यातं त्वक्प्रभृति दृश्यं, तर्क्यमतः परम्| एतदुभयमपि न विकल्पते, प्रकृतिभावाच्छरीरस्य ||१४||

sanskrit

[Rationally computable shira, dhamani, snayu, etc.] Starting this verse, the given anatomical descriptions will only be based on logic and reasoning, as the fixity of the count of the “rationally computable” constituents of the body is not possible. These include tissues like ligaments, muscles, veins and arteries. For example, the estimated count of snayu (ligaments) in this text has been put at 900, shira (veins) at 700, dhamani (arteries) at 200, peshi (muscles) at 400, marmas (vital parts) at 107, sandhi (joints) at 200, shira dhamani anuroopmukh (capillaries) at 29,956 and the same count (29,956) has been put for the number of kesh (hair), smashru (beard) and loma (body hair). Thus, an attempt has been made to enumerate all visible structures within the body - from the skin to the limbs down to all the “rationally computable” (anumangamya) structures. As described, these two types (drashya and tarkamat) of numbers do not change in status until an anomaly occurs.

english translation

anirdezyamataH paraM tarkyameva| tadyathA- nava snAyuzatAni, sapta sirAzatAni, dve dhamanIzate, catvAri pezIzatAni, saptottaraM marmazataM, dve sandhizate,ekonatriMzatsahasrANi nava ca zatAni SaTpaJcAzatkAni sirAdhamanInAmaNuzaH pravibhajyamAnAnAM mukhAgraparimANaM, tAvanti caivakezazmazrulomAnIti| etadyathAvatsaGkhyAtaM tvakprabhRti dRzyaM, tarkyamataH param| etadubhayamapi na vikalpate, prakRtibhAvAccharIrasya ||14||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sharira-sthana/7/14

अनिर्देश्यमतः परं तर्क्यमेव| तद्यथा- नव स्नायुशतानि, सप्त सिराशतानि, द्वे धमनीशते, चत्वारि पेशीशतानि, सप्तोत्तरं मर्मशतं, द्वे सन्धिशते,एकोनत्रिंशत्सहस्राणि नव च शतानि षट्पञ्चाशत्कानि सिराधमनीनामणुशः प्रविभज्यमानानां मुखाग्रपरिमाणं, तावन्ति चैवकेशश्मश्रुलोमानीति| एतद्यथावत्सङ्ख्यातं त्वक्प्रभृति दृश्यं, तर्क्यमतः परम्| एतदुभयमपि न विकल्पते, प्रकृतिभावाच्छरीरस्य ||१४||

sanskrit

[Rationally computable shira, dhamani, snayu, etc.] Starting this verse, the given anatomical descriptions will only be based on logic and reasoning, as the fixity of the count of the “rationally computable” constituents of the body is not possible. These include tissues like ligaments, muscles, veins and arteries. For example, the estimated count of snayu (ligaments) in this text has been put at 900, shira (veins) at 700, dhamani (arteries) at 200, peshi (muscles) at 400, marmas (vital parts) at 107, sandhi (joints) at 200, shira dhamani anuroopmukh (capillaries) at 29,956 and the same count (29,956) has been put for the number of kesh (hair), smashru (beard) and loma (body hair). Thus, an attempt has been made to enumerate all visible structures within the body - from the skin to the limbs down to all the “rationally computable” (anumangamya) structures. As described, these two types (drashya and tarkamat) of numbers do not change in status until an anomaly occurs.

english translation

anirdezyamataH paraM tarkyameva| tadyathA- nava snAyuzatAni, sapta sirAzatAni, dve dhamanIzate, catvAri pezIzatAni, saptottaraM marmazataM, dve sandhizate,ekonatriMzatsahasrANi nava ca zatAni SaTpaJcAzatkAni sirAdhamanInAmaNuzaH pravibhajyamAnAnAM mukhAgraparimANaM, tAvanti caivakezazmazrulomAnIti| etadyathAvatsaGkhyAtaM tvakprabhRti dRzyaM, tarkyamataH param| etadubhayamapi na vikalpate, prakRtibhAvAccharIrasya ||14||

hk transliteration