Astanga Hrudaya
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प्लवते प्लवमानस्य षण्मासास्तस्य जीवितम् । हरिताभाः सिरा यस्य रोमकूपाश्च संवृताः ॥ १६ ॥
water floats like floating on the lotus leaf, (without moistening it), his life is for six months only Signs of death from increased pitta: He, whose veins are greenish (or yellowish), hair follicles are contracted,
english translation
सोऽम्लाभिलाषी पुरुषः पित्तान्मरणमश्नुते । यस्य गोमयचूर्णाभं चूर्णं मूर्ध्नि मुखेऽपि वा ॥ १७ ॥
who desires sours (things of sour taste in food), attains death from (increase of) pitta Signs of ‘death within a month’: He, whose head or face become covered with unctuous (greasy)
english translation
सस्नेहं मूर्ध्नि धूमो वा मासान्तं तस्य जीवितम् । मूर्ध्नि भ्रुवोर्वा कुर्वन्ति सीमन्तावर्तका नवाः ॥ १८ ॥
powder like the powder of cowdung, or whose head becomes smoky (emitting the small of smoke) his life ends within a month Signs of ‘impending death within six or three days’: Bifurcating lines and patches appearing afresh on the head or the brows produce
english translation
मृत्युं स्वस्थस्य षड्रात्रात्त्रिरात्रादातुरस्य तु । जिह्वा श्यावा मुखं पूति सव्यमक्षि निमज्जति ॥ १९ ॥
death within six days in a healthy man and within three days in a sick man. Impending signs of death which are pointers to reject a patient: He, whose tongue becomes blue; mouth becomes foul smelling; left eye goes deep inside;
english translation
खगा वा मूर्ध्नि लीयन्ते यस्य तं परिवर्जयेत् । यस्य स्नातानुलिप्तस्य पूर्वंशुष्यत्युरो भृशम् ॥ २० ॥
on whose head birds alight, should be rejected (as dead). Signs of impending death within 15 days: He, in whom the chest dries up very soon, after the person has bathed and smeared with unguents,
english translation