Charak Samhita

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नोपैति कण्ठमाहारो जिह्वा कण्ठमुपैति च| आयुष्यन्तं गते जन्तोर्बलं च परिहीयते ||२५||

sanskrit

[Fatal signs of dysphagia] If the ingested food does not reach the throat, or the tongue falls back over the throat (thereby causing obstruction ) and there is diminution of strength, then the death of the person is imminent.

english translation

nopaiti kaNThamAhAro jihvA kaNThamupaiti ca| AyuSyantaM gate jantorbalaM ca parihIyate ||25||

hk transliteration