(p. 83) aṣṭāṅga the eight limbs of the body (namely, two hands, the breast or bosom, the forehead, two eyes, the throat or speech, and the backbone; or alternatively, two great toes, two knees, two hands, the breast and the nose); the eight systems of yoga. a. having eight branches or departments (অষ্টাঙ্গ আয়ুর্বেদ). 19)