Astanga Hrudaya

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श्रोतारं च अस्य शब्दस्य दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् । संस्थानेन प्रमाणेन वर्णेन प्रभयापि वा ॥ ४१ ॥

should be avoided from a distance (i.e., the physician should refuse treatment as death is certain). Chaya pratichaya rista – fatal signs connected with shades and shadow : He, whose chaya (shade) undergoes change (abnormal) in its features (shape),

english translation

चाया विवर्तते यस्य स्वप्नेऽपि प्रेत एव सः । आतपादर्शतोयादौ या संस्थानप्रमाणतः ॥ ४२ ॥

size, colour, or brilliance even in dreams (more so at other times) is a dead man. Meaning of pratichaya & chaya: The form emanating from by the body (or its parts) having the (natural) features and size,

english translation

चायाङ्गात्सम्भवत्युक्ता प्रतिच्चायेति सा पुनः । वर्णप्रभाश्रया या तु सा चायैव शरीरगा ॥ ४३ ॥

through the medium of sunlight (rays), mirror, water etc, is called pratichaya (shadow image) (it is not connected with colour and radiance) that which is connected to these colour and radiance are related to the body only and they are called as chaya.

english translation

भवेद्यस्य प्रतिच्चाया चिन्नाभिन्नाधिकाकुला । विशिरा द्विशिरा जिह्मा विकृता यदि वान्यथा ॥ ४४ ॥

Fatal signs related to shadow / image of a person: He, whose shadow / image is found to be cut, torn, more in number, unsteady, headless, double headed, irregular, distorted or any other (unnatural) form, should be considered as completing his life, if these are not due to known causes (intentional creation).

english translation

तं समाप्तायुषं विद्यान्न चेल्लक्ष्यनिमित्तजा । प्रतिच्चायामयी यस्य न चाक्ष्णीक्ष्येत कन्यका ॥ ४५ ॥

He, whose image is not seen in the eyes of others i.e. image on the pupil / cornea of another man’s eye (should be taken as completing his life)

english translation