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Charak Samhita

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भ्रुवोर्वा यदि वा मूर्ध्नि सीमन्तावर्तकान् बहून्। अपूर्वानकृतान् व्यक्तान् दृष्ट्वा मरणमादिशेत् ॥६॥

[Moribund feature on eyebrows and forehead] A person having appearance of bare lines over the scalp, whirls over eye eyebrows or over scalp which were not present before, will die certainly.

english translation

त्र्यहमेतेन जीवन्ति लक्षणेनातुरा नराः। अरोगाणां पुनस्त्वेतत् षड्रात्रं परमुच्यते ॥७॥

These patients (having above mentioned signs), will survive for three days, and healthy individuals (having above mentioned signs) will survive maximum for 6 nights.

english translation

आयम्योत्पाटितान् केशान् यो नरो नावबुध्यते। अनातुरो वा रोगी वा षड्रात्रं नातिवर्तते ॥८॥

[Moribund feature of hairs] An ill or healthy individual, who does not respond to pulling or uprooting of hairs, does not survive for more than six nights.

english translation

यस्य केशा निरभ्यङ्गा दृश्यन्तेऽभ्यक्तसन्निभाः। उपरुद्धायुषं ज्ञात्वा तं धीरः परिवर्जयेत् ॥९॥

If the hair of the individual appears to be unreasonably greasy then he should be considered as at the fag-end of his life and should not be treated.

english translation

ग्लायते नासिकावंशः पृथुत्वं यस्य गच्छति। अशूनः शूनसङ्काशः प्रत्याख्येयः स जानता ॥१०॥

[Moribund feature of nose] A wise (physician) should consider (the patient) with depressed and thickened nasal ridge along with its pseudo – swollen appearance as incurable.

english translation