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chap. I.]
NIDANA STHANAM
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appearing laterally or across the region of the abdomen (Jathara) and obstructing the passage of stool, urine and flatus (Vata) is called a Pratyashthila. 75 — 76.

Thus ends the first Chapter of the Nidana Sthanam in the Sushruta Samhita, which treats of the Nidanam of the diseases of the nervous system.