Phaṇā (bilateral nostril bases)

Paired nasal-wing marma; representative right anchor

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.

Sthāpanī (crown-view anchor)Śaṅkha (bilateral temples)Vidhura (bilateral behind-ear points)Phaṇā (bilateral nostril bases)Phaṇā (bilateral nostril bases)Apastambha (bilateral lateral chest)HṛdayamNābhiVastiGudaKūrchaśira (bilateral limb-root points)Indrabasti (bilateral mid-limb points)Vitapa (bilateral groin points)

Point 4 of 12 in Marmayoga Combat Marma

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Suśruta-saṃhitā, Śārīrasthāna 6 (primary_canonical)

The head-marma enumeration of Śārīrasthāna 6.6–8 (Acharya ed.) records paired Phaṇā marmas at the nasal bases and places them in the sirā class; the regional projection here is not a measured target.

David Frawley, Subhash Ranade, Avinash Lele, Ayurveda and Marma Therapy (scholarly_modern)

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