Classification of Marma

SADYAH PRANAHARA MARMA : When a Marma   point is injured, due to the spontaneous loss of   Prana vayu , death is certain. 

KALANTARA PRANAHARA MARMA : These Marmas result in kalanthara (gradual) loss of life ( pranahara), after  lapse of some time.

VISHALYAGHNA : The word shalya refers to a foreign body. When a foreign body pierces these varieties of Marma, the injured person survives as long as the foreign body remains at the place of injury. But on removal, it results in   death of the individual.

VAIKALYAKARA : These varieties of Marma when subjected to injury, cause  deformity of those organs which are dependent on that particular Marma for their energy distribution. The word Vikalya or Vaikalya means deformity.

RUJAKARA MARMA : These Marmas neither result in deformity nor cause death, but results in excruciating pain (ruja), when injured.

A Gist of Certain Individual Marmas used in treating diseases

KSHIPRA MARMA: It is pronounced as ‘Xipra’.It is totals four in number (two in the hands & two in the legs). In hands, it can be easily felt between   index finger and  thumb  , whereas in foot, it lies between the big  and the second toe. The width of this Marma is said to be one centimeter, by Acharya Sushrutha. On analysis, the structures present beneath this Kshipra Marma are supposed to be, a branch of Radial nerve in the hand.

MANIBANDHA MARMA: Are two in number, one for each upper limb. It falls under the category of Sandhi (Joint) Marma. It can be easily located on the ventral aspect of the wrist joint. Beneath this two to three centimeter width of Manibandha Marma, lies the Inter-carpal ligaments and nerves.

KATIKATHARUNA MARMA: Being an Asthi (Bone) Marma, of width of one centimeter, the Katikatharuna lies on either side of the spine in the waist region  adjacent to the sacro-iliac joint. The structures beneath it are analysed to be iliac bone, iliac artery & ligaments of the sacro-Iliac joint.