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Avayava

KeywordAvayava
TypeS.
Etymology/ Definitionशरीरावयवाः सक्थिशिरः स्कन्धादयस्तथा । च.सू.२७/३३४
ReferenceC.Su.27/334, S.Su.14/3
Literary MeaningM / W – limb, member, part, portion
Implied MeaningParts of human body
ElaborationSus`hruta describes six main parts ( Shad`anga ) of human body viz. 4 S`haakha ( four extrimites ), Madhya – Antaraadhi ( trunk ) and S`hira ( head ).
Shad`anga comprises the following body parts:
Mastaka ( head ), उदर ( abdomen ), Prisht`ha ( back ), Naabhi ( umbilicus ), Lalaat`a ( forehead ), Naasa ( nose ), Chibuka ( chin ), Basti ( bladder ), Greevaa ( neck ). They are all one in number.
Avayava , which are in pair are as follows:
Ears, eyes, eyebrows, S`hankha ( temporal ), Scapula, Axillae, breast, Vrishan`a ( testis ), elbows etc.
SynonymsPratyanga
Contemporary ColloquialBodyparts

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