Shiva Purana
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अस्वेदमधुभिर्याभिरंतस्थः स्रवते बहिः॥ द्वात्रिंशद्दशनाः प्रोक्ता विंशतिश्च नखाः स्मृताः ॥ ४६ ॥
The internal secretions circulate within and go out through these vessels. The teeth are thirty two in number and the nails are twenty.
english translation
asvedamadhubhiryAbhiraMtasthaH sravate bahiH॥ dvAtriMzaddazanAH proktA viMzatizca nakhAH smRtAH ॥ 46 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपित्तस्य कुडवं ज्ञेयं कफस्याथाढकं स्मृतम् ॥ वसायाश्च पलं विंशत्तदर्धं कपिलस्य च ॥ ४७॥
The measure of bile content in the body is one Kuḍava. (1/4 of Prastha or 12 handfuls). The phlegm is one Āḍhaka (256 fistfuls). The vasā fat weighs 20 palas. Half of that is the tawny matter.
english translation
pittasya kuDavaM jJeyaM kaphasyAthADhakaM smRtam ॥ vasAyAzca palaM viMzattadardhaM kapilasya ca ॥ 47॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपंचार्द्धं तु तुला ज्ञेया पलानि दश मेदसः ॥ पलत्रयं महारक्तं मज्जायाश्च चतुर्गुणम् ॥ ४८ ॥
The weight of solid fat is 2½ Tulās and ten palas. Blood is three palas and it is four times the marrow.
english translation
paMcArddhaM tu tulA jJeyA palAni daza medasaH ॥ palatrayaM mahAraktaM majjAyAzca caturguNam ॥ 48 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशुक्रोर्द्धं कुडवं ज्ञेयं तद्बीजं देहिनां बलम् ॥ मांसस्य चैकपिंडेन पलसाहस्रमुच्यते ॥ ४९॥
The semen is half a Kuḍava. The strength of the living beings depends on it. A mass of flesh weighs a thousand palas.
english translation
zukrorddhaM kuDavaM jJeyaM tadbIjaM dehinAM balam ॥ mAMsasya caikapiMDena palasAhasramucyate ॥ 49॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरक्तं पलशतं ज्ञेयं विण्मूत्रं यत्प्रमाणत॥ अंजलयश्च चत्वारश्चत्वारो मुनिसत्तम॥ ५०॥
O excellent sage, the blood is hundred palas according to which the faeces and the urine form four handfuls each.
english translation
raktaM palazataM jJeyaM viNmUtraM yatpramANata॥ aMjalayazca catvArazcatvAro munisattama॥ 50॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript