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Now we shall discourse on the chapter which deals with the pathology of diseases which are peculiar to the joints or binding membranes of the eye (Sandhigata-Roga-Vijnaniya).

The names of those diseases:—Diseases peculiar to the joining (Sandhi) of the eye are nine in number and are named Puyálasa, Upanáha, (the four kinds of) Sráva (viz. Puya-sráva, Śleshma-sráva, Rakta-sráva, Pitta-sráva), Parvani, Alaji and Krimi-granthi. 2. Symptoms of Puyálasa and Upanáha:—A suppurated swelling occurring at any of these joining and exuding a sort of fetid and dense * pus is called Puyálasa. A painless cyst (Granthi) of considerable size occurring at the union of the pupil (with the Krishna-mandala) and attended with an itching sensation and a little suppuration is called Upangha. 3. A. Symptoms of Sráva:—The ( deranged ) Doshas † of the locality passing through the lachrymal ducts into the binding tissues of the four different Sandhis (joinings) set up a painless ‡ secretion (Sráva) from the localities characterised by the specific symptoms of the different Doshas involved. These are known as Srávas, which according to some, are also called