षडंगानि प्रधानानि कथ्यमानानि मे शृणु । द्वौ बाहू सक्थिनी द्वे च मूर्धा जठरमेव च
ṣaḍaṃgāni pradhānāni kathyamānāni me śṛṇu | dvau bāhū sakthinī dve ca mūrdhā jaṭharameva ca
Écoute de moi les six membres principaux que l’on décrit : les deux bras, les deux cuisses, la tête et le ventre.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: a dvija / disciple interlocutor
Scene: A seated teacher-sage instructs a disciple, gesturing to a stylized human figure diagram highlighting arms, thighs, head, and abdomen as principal limbs.
It presents the body as a structured field of dharma and discipline—something to be understood and governed, not merely indulged.
None; the focus is anatomical instruction.
None explicitly.