Charak Samhita

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विपर्ययेण यो विद्याद्गन्धानां साध्वसाधुताम्। न वा तान् सर्वशो विद्यात्तं विद्याद्विगतायुषम् ॥२१॥

॥ Abnormal olfactory perceptions॥ If a person fails to distinguish between good and bad smells or is not responsive to any smells at all, he is to be considered as a moribund person.

english translation

viparyayeNa yo vidyAdgandhAnAM sAdhvasAdhutAm। na vA tAn sarvazo vidyAttaM vidyAdvigatAyuSam ॥21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

यो रसान्न विजानाति न वा जानाति तत्त्वतः। मुखपाकादृते पक्वं तमाहुः कुशला नरम् ॥२२॥

॥ Abnormal gustatory perceptions॥ A person who is not able to detect the various gustatory sensations at all or has altered gustatory perception despite having no mouth ulcers or inflammation in the mouth; should also be considered ripe for death.

english translation

yo rasAnna vijAnAti na vA jAnAti tattvataH। mukhapAkAdRte pakvaM tamAhuH kuzalA naram ॥22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उष्णाञ्छीतान् खराञ्छ्लक्ष्णान्मृदूनपि च दारुणान्। स्पृश्यान् स्पृष्ट्वा ततोऽन्यत्वं मुमूर्षुस्तेषु मन्यते ॥२३॥

॥ Abnormal tactile perceptions॥ If a person perceives hot things as cold, coarseness as smoothness, softness as hardness and vice- versa by touch, he should also be considered as moribund person.

english translation

uSNAJchItAn kharAJchlakSNAnmRdUnapi ca dAruNAn। spRzyAn spRSTvA tato'nyatvaM mumUrSusteSu manyate ॥23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अन्तरेण तपस्तीव्रं योगं वा विधिपूर्वकम्। इन्द्रियैरधिकं पश्यन् पञ्चत्वमधिगच्छति ॥२४॥

॥ Abnormal extra sensorial perceptions॥ If a person starts having the perception of supernatural things without being preceded by severe ascetic practices

english translation

antareNa tapastIvraM yogaM vA vidhipUrvakam। indriyairadhikaM pazyan paJcatvamadhigacchati ॥24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इन्द्रियाणामृते दृष्टेरिन्द्रियार्थानदोषजान्। नरः पश्यति यः कश्चिदिन्द्रियैर्न स जीवति ॥२५॥

or penance or by means of yogic practices, it is indicative of imminent death.

english translation

indriyANAmRte dRSTerindriyArthAnadoSajAn। naraH pazyati yaH kazcidindriyairna sa jIvati ॥25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript