Charak Samhita

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दश प्राणायतनानि; तद्यथा- मूर्धा, कण्ठः, हृदयं, नाभिः, गुदं, बस्तिः, ओजः, शुक्रं, शोणितं, मांसमिति| तेषु षट् पूर्वाणि मर्मसङ्ख्यातानि ||९||

sanskrit

[Ten vital seats] There are ten pranayatana in the body, i.e. murdha (head), kantha (throat), hridaya (heart), nabhi (umbilicus), guda (anus), basti (urinary bladder), ojas (essence of vitality), shukra (semen, ovum), shonita (blood), and mamsa (muscle tissue). Of these, the first six are the marmas.

english translation

daza prANAyatanAni; tadyathA- mUrdhA, kaNThaH, hRdayaM, nAbhiH, gudaM, bastiH, ojaH, zukraM, zoNitaM, mAMsamiti| teSu SaT pUrvANi marmasaGkhyAtAni ||9||

hk transliteration