Marmayoga Combat Marma
Marmayoga Combat Marma is a Hindu / Ayurveda — Marmayoga combat marma body system as transmitted through the lineage This is the combat-classification view of the Sanskrit marma corpus in Suśruta-saṃhitā, Śārīrasthāna 6, applied to a self-defence and striking context. It is deliberately a view variant of the shipped marma_susruta system: marma_susruta presents a healing/acupuncture-context map, while this file isolates the requested sadhyo-prāṇahara (immediately fatal) and immediately dangerous target subset. The primary text, Ḍalhaṇa commentary, and modern marma literature are shared; the combat lens does not constitute a separate corpus or a medical treatment map.. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.
Open in interactive explorerPrimary sources
- Suśruta-saṃhitā, Śārīrasthāna 6 (Sanskrit text with the Nibandha-saṃgraha commentary of Ḍalhaṇa, ed. Yadavji Trikamji Acharya (Chaukhamba, repr. 1992)) — The canonical marma chapter; verses 16–41 enumerate the 107 marmas by anatomical class, location, and injury-prognosis class.
- Ḍalhaṇa, Nibandha-saṃgraha commentary on Suśruta-saṃhitā, Śārīrasthāna 6 (In Yadavji Trikamji Acharya (ed.), Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series, repr. 1992) — Classical commentary used to read the marma names, topography, paired sites, and prognosis terminology.
- Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna, An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita (Calcutta, 1907 (3 vols.); repr. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series) — English translation of the marma chapter and its injury-prognosis descriptions.
- David Frawley, Subhash Ranade, Avinash Lele, Ayurveda and Marma Therapy (Lotus Press, 2003) — Modern marma reference used as a comparative source for contemporary body projections; it does not override the Sanskrit classification.
Known lineage variants
- The combat lens is intentionally a view variant of marma_susruta, not a second or competing marma corpus: it uses the same Suśruta, Ḍalhaṇa, and translation lineage but changes the use-case from healing/acupuncture-context display to combat classification.
- Sthāpanī is placed at the crown here because the requested combat naming follows a modern martial usage; in the canonical Suśruta topography Sthāpanī is ordinarily the glabellar point and adhipati is the crown. The label and coordinate are therefore an explicit naming variant, not a claim that the two canonical names are interchangeable.
- Bilateral marmas are represented by one annotated representative anchor to keep this front-view combat field within twelve points; the mirrored counterpart is stated in each description, and the wider uncertainty radius records this editorial compression. Anatomical right is x < 0.5 under the project convention.
- The selected points are grouped under the requested sadhyo-prāṇahara / immediate-danger combat lens. Classical prognosis labels vary across marma lists and commentaries, so the combat grouping must not be read as a new clinical prognosis or as advice to strike a person.
- Front-view coordinates are editorial projections of named regions, not measurements extracted from a single anatomical plate. Internal, posterior, and paired sites are widened or represented by the nearest visible front landmark rather than silently treated as precise surface anatomy.
Cross-tradition overlaps
- Nābhi ↔ Nābhi (distance 0.005)
Related systems
No other systems share this tradition label.
Points
- Sthāpanī (crown-view anchor) — Crown / vertex target in the combat naming variant
- Śaṅkha (bilateral temples) — Paired temple marma; representative anatomical-right anchor
- Vidhura (bilateral behind-ear points) — Paired retro-auricular marma; representative right anchor
- Phaṇā (bilateral nostril bases) — Paired nasal-wing marma; representative right anchor
- Apastambha (bilateral lateral chest) — Paired upper-thoracic marma; representative right anchor
- Hṛdayam — Heart marma at the precordial centre
- Nābhi — Navel marma and abdominal centre
- Vasti — Bladder / suprapubic marma
- Guda — Anal / pelvic-floor marma
- Kūrchaśira (bilateral limb-root points) — Paired kurcha-head marma; representative distal-limb anchor
- Indrabasti (bilateral mid-limb points) — Paired mid-limb marma; representative anatomical-right anchor
- Vitapa (bilateral groin points) — Paired inguinal marma; representative anatomical-right anchor
Frequently asked
What is Sthāpanī (crown-view anchor)?
This combat-view anchor places the requested Sthāpanī name at the crown or vertex, where a martial display needs a clear cranial apex target. Canonical Suśruta usage usually places Sthāpanī at the glabella and names the crown adhipati, so this point is an explicit modern naming variant and not a claim that those canonical labels are identical.
What is Śaṅkha (bilateral temples)?
Śaṅkha names the paired temple marmas over the temporal region; the x coordinate marks anatomical right, with the left mirror retained in the label and lineage note. Suśruta classifies śaṅkha among the immediately fatal marmas, which is why this combat-view entry is marked as a warning rather than a practice instruction.
What is Vidhura (bilateral behind-ear points)?
Vidhura is the paired point behind the ear, represented here by the anatomical-right retro-auricular landmark on a front silhouette. Its canonical prognosis is not uniform across later summaries, so the combat grouping flags it as an immediate-danger warning without pretending that the grouping replaces the source classification.
What is Phaṇā (bilateral nostril bases)?
Phaṇā denotes the paired marma loci at the bases of the nostrils, shown at the anatomical-right nasal-wing landmark with its left counterpart understood. The small uncertainty radius reflects the soft-tissue nasal projection and the fact that this front-view combat marker is a regional aid, not a measured anatomical target.
What is Apastambha (bilateral lateral chest)?
Apastambha is a paired lateral-thoracic marma, projected here to the anatomical-right upper chest and mirrored conceptually on the left. The wider radius records the deep and region-level nature of the source description; the combat lens marks it as an immediate-danger warning rather than a therapeutic or technical striking prescription.
What is Hṛdayam?
Hṛdayam is the heart marma, placed at the precordial centre of the front body rather than at a claim of exact cardiac outline. Suśruta treats hṛdaya as a vital centre and classifies its severe injury as immediately fatal, so this combat-view point is explicitly a caution marker.
What is Nābhi?
Nābhi is the umbilical marma at the abdominal centre, projected to the front navel landmark. Its deep regional projection and the classical concern with severe umbilical injury justify the immediate-danger label, while the warning tag prevents the point from being read as a self-treatment or assault instruction.
What is Vasti?
Vasti is the bladder marma, shown as a deep midline suprapubic projection within the lower abdomen. The source's grave injury prognosis is the reason for inclusion in this immediate-danger combat lens; the diagram is a warning classification and not a recommendation to target the pelvis.
What is Guda?
Guda is the anal and pelvic-floor marma, represented on the front silhouette by a midline pelvic-floor anchor because the actual locus is posterior-facing. The widened uncertainty radius records that projection, and the immediate-danger tag is a caution about severe injury rather than an instruction for combat practice.
What is Kūrchaśira (bilateral limb-root points)?
Kūrchaśira is retained as a bilateral kurcha-head marma family and projected to a representative anatomical-right distal-limb anchor. Because later marma diagrams differ in whether the upper- and lower-limb counterparts are drawn separately, the wide radius and bilateral label make the editorial compression visible instead of implying one exact surface point.
What is Indrabasti (bilateral mid-limb points)?
Indrabasti is a paired mid-limb marma family; this front-view field uses an anatomical-right lower-limb representative so the point remains visible on the body silhouette. Upper- and lower-limb readings vary in later teaching diagrams, so the wide uncertainty radius records the family-level projection and the combat grouping should not be mistaken for a precise strike location.
What is Vitapa (bilateral groin points)?
Vitapa denotes the paired inguinal or groin marmas, represented here by the anatomical-right groin landmark and its implied mirror. The combat lens includes this vulnerable pelvic family under the immediate-danger warning class, while the widened radius acknowledges the deep anatomy and the limits of a front-view projection.