Astanga Hrudaya

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नाडीः प्रविश्य हृदयं शिरः शङ्खौ च पीडयन् । आक्षिपेत् परितो गात्रं धनुर्वच्चास्य नामयेत् ॥ १८ ॥

Aggravated Vata getting obstructed in its downward movement, starts moving upwards, enters into the channels connected to the Hridaya- heart and brain and produces pain in the heart, head and the two temples, causes convulsions in the body and bends the body like a bow;

english translation

nADIH pravizya hRdayaM ziraH zaGkhau ca pIDayan । AkSipet parito gAtraM dhanurvaccAsya nAmayet ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript