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Line 48: − In terms of its structure, the ''Samhita'' consists of 120 [[Adhyaya(chapters)|chapters]] broken into eight sections, or ''Sthana''. The text is written partly in the form of verses, or ''shloka'', and partly in prose. In the last chapter of the [[Siddhi Sthana]] (verse 12/52), it is mentioned that there are 12000 verses in the text. However, the treatise has only 8419 verses and 1111 prose paragraphs. Thus, some 2000 verses seem to have been lost in the course of its existence. +
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==Structure==
==Structure==
The ''Samhita'' comprises 120 [[Adhyaya(chapters)|chapters]] categorized into eight sections, or ''Sthana''. The text is written partly in the form of verses, or ''shloka'', and partly in prose. In the last chapter of the [[Siddhi Sthana]] (verse 12/52), it is mentioned that there are 12000 verses in the text. However, the present available edition of treatise has 8419 verses and 1111 prose paragraphs. Thus, some 2000 verses seem to have been lost in the course of its existence.
==Sections==
==Sections==