Significance of Sandhi Marma

Since any kind of movement including locomotion is almost always accomplished by the bending or straightening of appendages sandhi has got its importance. The skeletal system should have 66

provision of intervening arrangements permitting some degree of torsion, angulation, flexion. Joint injuries are classified into dislocation, subluxation and strain. The common cause is trauma. Injury to certain joints take, a longer time for healing as the elbow. They are termed as marma. Table No.IV-d Vaghbata Sushrutha Avartha 2 Janu 2 Manibandha 2 Koorpara 2 Kukundara 2 Seemantha 5 Koorpara 2 Adhipathi 1 Seemantha 5 Gulpha 2 Krikatika 2 Manibandha 2 Janu 2 Kukundara 2 Adhipathi 1 Avartha 2 Gulpha 2 Krikatika 2 Total 20 Total 20 In the case of injury to marmas the patient feels as if the wound is filled with sooka, and he suffers from kunitwa, khanjatha. There will be balakshaya, inability to move the organ, sosha and sopha on the joints. 67