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Yantra (surgical instruments)

यंत्र · यन्त्र

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
यन्त्र
Hindi
यंत्र
English
Yantra (surgical instruments)

What the text says

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Definition1

  • Yantra are the devices used to grasp, pull out and inspect foreign bodies lodged in the body, to apply knife, caustic and fire in piles, fistula and similar diseases, to protect the remaining parts from falling caustic and the like, and to give enemas; the editor compares them with the forceps, tubes and scoops in use today.

    Chapter 14 · p. 249 · v. 30-31FootnoteTraditional description

Other1

  • For extracting all foreign bodies such as arrows and thorns, the great instrument called kankavaktra, shaped like the beak of the kanka bird and described as the best of instruments, is also to be used.

    Chapter 14 · p. 248 · v. 31Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 26 times on 16 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

What are the eight surgical acts listed in verses 30 and 31?

Excision, incision, scraping, puncturing, probing, extraction, draining and suturing.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
16
Chapters
Chapter 14
Extraction tasks
T12
Record id
concept_yantra