Sushruta Samhita

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तत्र चतुर्विंशतिः स्वस्तिकयन्त्राणि , द्वे सन्दंशयन्त्रे, द्वे एव तालयन्त्रे , विंशतिर्नाड्यः, अष्टाविंशतिः शलाकाः, पञ्चविंशतिरुपयन्त्राणि ||६||

sanskrit

There are twenty-four Svastika machines, two forceps machines, two Tala machines, twenty tubes, twenty-eight rods, and twenty-five auxiliary machines.

english translation

tatra caturviMzatiH svastikayantrANi , dve sandaMzayantre, dve eva tAlayantre , viMzatirnADyaH, aSTAviMzatiH zalAkAH, paJcaviMzatirupayantrANi ||6||

hk transliteration

तानि प्रायशो लौहानि भवन्ति; तत्प्रतिरूपकाणि वा तदलाभे ||७||

sanskrit

Those are mostly made of iron, or of substitutes for that when it is not available.

english translation

tAni prAyazo lauhAni bhavanti; tatpratirUpakANi vA tadalAbhe ||7||

hk transliteration

तत्र, नानाप्रकाराणां व्यालानां मृगपक्षिणां मुखैर्मुखानि यन्त्राणां प्रायशः सदृशानि; तस्मात्तत्सारूप्यादागमादुपदेशादन्ययन्त्रदर्शनाद्युक्तितश्च कारयेत् ||८||

sanskrit

"Among these, the instruments are usually similar in appearance to the various types of animals and birds, and they should be made accordingly, based on authoritative texts, instructions, and reasoning from observing similar instruments."

english translation

tatra, nAnAprakArANAM vyAlAnAM mRgapakSiNAM mukhairmukhAni yantrANAM prAyazaH sadRzAni; tasmAttatsArUpyAdAgamAdupadezAdanyayantradarzanAdyuktitazca kArayet ||8||

hk transliteration

समाहितानि यन्त्राणि खरश्लक्ष्णमुखानि च | सुदृढानि सुरूपाणि सुग्रहाणि च कारयेत् ||९||

sanskrit

"The instruments should be well-designed, with a strong and appropriate structure, having clear and accurate features, and should be easy to handle."

english translation

samAhitAni yantrANi kharazlakSNamukhAni ca | sudRDhAni surUpANi sugrahANi ca kArayet ||9||

hk transliteration

तत्र स्वस्तिकयन्त्राणि- अष्टादशाङ्गुलप्रमाणानि, सिंहव्याघ्रवृकतरक्ष्वृक्षद्वीपिमार्जारशृगालमृगैर्वारुककाककङ्ककुररचासभासशशघात्युलूकचिल्लिश्येन- गृध्रक्रौञ्चभृङ्गराजाञ्जलिकर्णावभञ्जननन्दीमुखमुखानि , मसूराकृतिभिः कीलैरवबद्धानि , मूलेऽङ्कुशवदावृत्तवारङ्गाणि , अस्थिविदष्टशल्योद्धरणार्थमुपदिश्यन्ते ||१०||

sanskrit

"In the case of Swastika instruments, which are eighteen fingers in measurement, they are typically made in the shapes of various animals and birds such as lions, tigers, wolves, jackals, trees, islands, cats, and so on. They may also resemble shapes like the crow, crane, vulture, owl, etc. The instruments are designed to have specific forms, such as those shaped like lentils, with specific purposes including the extraction of foreign objects from the body, indicated by their construction and the presence of pointed or circular parts. These instruments are used in the removal of splinters and other foreign bodies."

english translation

tatra svastikayantrANi- aSTAdazAGgulapramANAni, siMhavyAghravRkatarakSvRkSadvIpimArjArazRgAlamRgairvArukakAkakaGkakuraracAsabhAsazazaghAtyulUkacillizyena- gRdhrakrauJcabhRGgarAjAJjalikarNAvabhaJjananandImukhamukhAni , masUrAkRtibhiH kIlairavabaddhAni , mUle'GkuzavadAvRttavAraGgANi , asthividaSTazalyoddharaNArthamupadizyante ||10||

hk transliteration