यस्तु पादाभिनिर्वृत्तः शोथः सर्वाङ्गगो भवेत्| जन्तोः स च सुकष्टः स्यात् प्रसृतः स्त्रीमुखाच्च यः ||१६||
[Prognosis] A swelling that starts from the feet and spreads all over the body and which starts from the face in women can only be cured with difficulty.
[Complications of shotha] Vomiting, breathlessness, anorexia, excessive thirst, pyrexia, diarrhea and weakness - these are seven complications of shotha.
[Different types of swelling at specific sites] Upajivhika: When the vitiated kapha emanates or begins from the root of the tongue and causes swelling suddenly, is called upajivhika (ranula or hypertrophied solitary lingual papilla).