Astanga Hrudaya
पुष्पं फलस्य धूमोऽग्नेर्वर्षस्य जलदोदयः। यथा भविष्यतो लिङ्गं रिष्टं मृत्योस्तथा ध्रुवम्॥१॥ (आयुष्मति क्रियाः सर्वाः सफलाः सम्प्रयोजिताः। भवन्ति भिषजां भूत्यै कृतज्ञ इव भूभुजि॥१॥ क्षीणायुषि कृतं कर्म व्यर्थं कृतमिवाधमे। अयशो देहसन्देहं स्वार्थहानिं च यच्छति।२। तर्हीदानीं गतासूनां लक्षणं सम्प्रचक्षते। विकृतिः प्रकृतेः प्राज्ञैः प्रदिष्टा रिष्टसंज्ञया)॥३॥
Importance of treating the patient having longevity of life and reasons for its failure in those having deficit life: All the treatment properly administered by the physician to the person who has long life become successful just like the grateful person (becomes faithful) to the king. Treatment administrated to the person whose life is waning (short) become a waste, just as the help done to a mean person. By that, the physician gets bad reputation, doubt of life and loss of own desires (possessions). Hence, herein are described, the signs of the person who is losing his life. Abnormal changes of the prakrti, normal features of the body and mind) are called, by the learned, as rista (fatal signs)
english translation
puSpaM phalasya dhUmo'gnervarSasya jaladodayaH। yathA bhaviSyato liGgaM riSTaM mRtyostathA dhruvam॥1॥ (AyuSmati kriyAH sarvAH saphalAH samprayojitAH। bhavanti bhiSajAM bhUtyai kRtajJa iva bhUbhuji॥1॥ kSINAyuSi kRtaM karma vyarthaM kRtamivAdhame। ayazo dehasandehaM svArthahAniM ca yacchati।2। tarhIdAnIM gatAsUnAM lakSaNaM sampracakSate। vikRtiH prakRteH prAjJaiH pradiSTA riSTasaMjJayA)॥3॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript