Astanga Hrudaya
तद्यथा विकलः प्रेतः प्रेतालङ्कार एव वा । चिन्नं दग्धं विनष्टं वा तद्वादीनि वचांसि वा ॥ १४ ॥
such inauspicious omens are: the messenger being one of mutilated body, appears like a cadaver, adorned with dress etc like a dead man, speaking words or sentences which describe torn, burnt or lost objects,
english translation
tadyathA vikalaH pretaH pretAlaGkAra eva vA । cinnaM dagdhaM vinaSTaM vA tadvAdIni vacAMsi vA ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript