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kinds of eclipses are there ? When does an eclipse take place ? Why does it not occur on every full moon or new moon day? What relation does earth have with other grahas and upagrhas ? When and why are the days or nights short or long? Why do seasons change? When and why do tides flood the sea ? What and how many are the Rasis ? What and how many are the Nakshatras ? Why are they so named? What are the stars? What is the effect of the appearance of a tailed star or a Dhumaketu in the sky? What is the sky? Why does it look blue ? What is the distance of the sun, moon and grahas from the earth? What and how many are the kinds of Jyotisha ? What is the difference between the GanitaJyotish (Calculating Astrology ) and Phalita Jyotish (Predicting Astrology ) ? Such were the questions that
were tackled with the help of this art. (22) "VAIDYAKA SASTRA SCIENCE OF MEDICINE:-The
knowledge of following things was imparted through this art. What are the characteristics of a man's constitution ? How and by which organ our food is digested ? How long and broad are the organs of the inner body? How many joints are there in the body, how are they dislocated and how are they set right ? What is the function of each organ and how long does it work every day? How does blood circulate through arteries and veins which are hollow and are as thin as hair? How and when the seven Dhatus viz. Rasa, Rakta, (blood) Mansa ( flesh ) Meda (fat ), Ashthi (bone ) Majja and Virya ( semen ), and Raja ( generative fluid in females ), are formed; and what is the condition of the body when they stop their func
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