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पाणिपादं च संशोष्य सिराः सस्नायुकण्डराः | पाणिपादशिरःपृष्ठश्रोणीः स्तभ्नाति मारुतः ||५१||

and feet cause episodic contraction in different parts of the body. [Dandaka (stiffness of body)] When vata causes rigidity of muscles of the hands, feet, head, back and hips, so that the body becomes stiff as a stick,

english translation

pANipAdaM ca saMzoSya sirAH sasnAyukaNDarAH | pANipAdaziraHpRSThazroNIH stabhnAti mArutaH ||51||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दण्डवत्स्तब्धगात्रस्य दण्डकः सोऽनुपक्रमः | स्वस्थः स्यादर्दितादीनां मुहुर्वेगे [१] गतेऽगते ||५२||

is called as dandaka, the condition is irremediable. [Episodic nature of vata disorders] In diseases like ardita etc. when the episodic convulsions are gone, the patient returns to normal.

english translation

daNDavatstabdhagAtrasya daNDakaH so'nupakramaH | svasthaH syAdarditAdInAM muhurvege [1] gate'gate ||52||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पीड्यते पीडनैस्तैस्तैर्भिषगेतान् विवर्जयेत् | हत्वैकं मारुतः पक्षं दक्षिणं वाममेव वा ||५३||

Later as the episodes return the patient gets severely afflicted with characteristic features; the physicians should regard this condition as incurable. Pakshaghata (paralysis) :When vata paralyze one side of the body either right or left, leads to motor deficit, pain and aphasia on the affected side.

english translation

pIDyate pIDanaistaistairbhiSagetAn vivarjayet | hatvaikaM mArutaH pakSaM dakSiNaM vAmameva vA ||53||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुर्याच्चेष्टानिवृत्तिं हि रुजं वाक्स्तमभमेव [१] च | गृहीत्वाऽर्धं शरीरस्य सिराः स्नायूर्विशोष्य च ||५४||

[This is called as pakshaghata (hemiplegia)]. By afflicting one side of the body,vata causes diminution of the vessels and nerves lead to contraction of either one leg or one arm with aching and piercing pain.

english translation

kuryAcceSTAnivRttiM hi rujaM vAkstamabhameva [1] ca | gRhItvA'rdhaM zarIrasya sirAH snAyUrvizoSya ca ||54||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पादं सङ्कोचयत्येकं हस्तं वा तोदशूलकृत् | एकाङ्गरोगं तं विद्यात् सर्वाङ्गं [२] सर्वदेहजम् ||५५||

That condition is to be known ekangaroga (monoplegia). If it affects whole body it is called sarvangaroga (quadriplegia).

english translation

pAdaM saGkocayatyekaM hastaM vA todazUlakRt | ekAGgarogaM taM vidyAt sarvAGgaM [2] sarvadehajam ||55||

hk transliteration by Sanscript