Charak Samhita
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उद्धूयमानवातो यः शब्दवद्दुखितो नरः । उच्चैः श्वसिति संरुद्धो मत्तर्षभ इवानिशम् ॥४६॥
॥ Mahashwasa॥ The patient breathes with a loud noise during the night due to the upward movement of aggravated vayu like intoxicated bull.
english translation
uddhUyamAnavAto yaH zabdavaddukhito naraH । uccaiH zvasiti saMruddho mattarSabha ivAnizam ॥46॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रनष्टज्ञानविज्ञानस्तथा विभ्रान्तलोचनः । विकृताक्ष्याननो बद्धमूत्रवर्चा विशीर्णवाक् ॥४७॥
The vayu gets obstructed and the person becomes unconscious. The eyes get distorted and he cannot visualize properly.
english translation
pranaSTajJAnavijJAnastathA vibhrAntalocanaH । vikRtAkSyAnano baddhamUtravarcA vizIrNavAk ॥47॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदीनः प्रश्वसितं चास्य दूराद्विज्ञायते भृशम् । महाश्वासोपसृष्टः स क्षिप्रमेव विपद्यते ॥४८॥
The eyes and face become abnormal and the elimination of urine and feces is obstructed and the voice becomes feeble and the person looks tired and respiration could be heard from distance, such person suffering from mahashwasa succumbs to death very fast.
english translation
dInaH prazvasitaM cAsya dUrAdvijJAyate bhRzam । mahAzvAsopasRSTaH sa kSiprameva vipadyate ॥48॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदीर्घं श्वसिति यस्तूर्ध्वं न च प्रत्याहरत्यधः । श्लेष्मावृतमुखस्रोताः क्रुद्धगन्धवहार्दितः ॥४९॥
॥ Urdhva Shwasa॥ The vitiated kapha obstructs channels of respiration leading to aggravation of vata resulting in prolonged expiration and shallow inspiration (breath doesn’t get deeply inspired).
english translation
dIrghaM zvasiti yastUrdhvaM na ca pratyAharatyadhaH । zleSmAvRtamukhasrotAH kruddhagandhavahArditaH ॥49॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptऊर्ध्वदृष्टिर्विपश्यंश्च विभ्रान्ताक्ष इतस्ततः । प्रमुह्यन् वेदनार्तश्च शुष्कास्योऽरतिपीडितः ॥५०॥
The patient looks up with moving eye balls as if he is scared of something. When he gets afflicted with this type of shwasa he suffers from unconsciousness, dryness of mouth, restlessness.
english translation
UrdhvadRSTirvipazyaMzca vibhrAntAkSa itastataH । pramuhyan vedanArtazca zuSkAsyo'ratipIDitaH ॥50॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript