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Kurcha marma lies above the middle of the foot on both sides (above kshipra, towards the toes, says the commentary); a wound there makes the foot whirl or tremble.

Kurchashira marma lies below the ankle joint on both sides; piercing it causes swelling and pain.

Kurcha, above the middle of the foot on both sides, makes the foot whirl or tremble when wounded; kurchashira, below the ankle, gives swelling and pain; gulpha, at the ankle joint, gives…

The body is said to have 107 vital points (marma).

Utkshepaka and sthapani kill when the lodged dart is drawn out; forty-eight marmas, from janu and urvi to krikatika and katikataruna, cause disability; eight (four kurchashira, two…