AH-Su-Chapter 25: Yantra Vidhi यन्त्र विधि / Uses of Blunt Instruments
Definition of Yantra – Yantra Nirvachana – नानाविधानं शल्यानां नानादेश प्रबाधिनाम् आहर्तुमभ्युपायो यस्तत् यन्त्रं यच्च दर्शने १ अर्शो भगन्दरादीनां शस्त्रक्षाराग्नियोजने शेषाङ्गपरिरक्षायां तथा बस्त्यादिकर्मणि - २ घटिकालाबुशृङ्गं च जाम्बवौष्टादिकानि Equipments which are useful to extract the different types of foreign bodies causing pain in different parts of the body, to look into hemorrhoids, rectal fistula etc. to apply sharp instruments, Alkalies (Kshara) and fire (Agni Karma); to protect the remaining parts other than the diseased in therapies like enema etc, and the pot (Ghatika), ground horn (Alabu) of animal, Jambavaustha- cylindrical smooth stone etc. are all known as yantra (medical instruments). 1-2 ½ अनेकरूपकार्याणि यन्त्राणि विविधान्यतः विकल्प्य कल्पयेद्बुद्धया Yantras (instruments) are of many shapes, functions, types, hence they are to be fabricated and to be prepared with intelligence. 3 यथास्थूलं तु वक्ष्यते तुल्यानि कङ...