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The Compendium of Caraka 2.7.71

Carakasaṃhitā 2.7.71

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2.7.71

tato 'anantaramevamunmādābhinirvṛttireva/ tatredamunmādaviśeṣavijñānaṃ bhavati; tadyathā---parisaraṇamajasram, akṣibhruvauṣṭhāsahanvagrahastapādāṅgavikṣepaṇamakasmāt, satatamaniyatānāṃ ca girāmutsargaḥ, phenāgamanamāsyāt, abhīkṣṇaṃ smitahasitanṛtyagītavāditrasaṃprayogāścāsthāne, vīṇāvaṃśaśaṅkhaśamyātālaśabdānukaraṇamasāmnā, yānamayānaiḥ, alaṅkaraṇamanalaṅkārikairdravyaiḥ, lobhaścābhyavahāryeṣvalabdheṣu, labdheṣu cāvamānastīvramātsaryaṃ ca, kārśyaṃ, pāruṣyam, utpiṇḍitāruṇākṣatā, vātopaśayaviparyāsādanupaśayatā ca; iti vātonmādaliṅgāni bhavanti;

Immediately after this, indeed, the insanity manifests. In that regard, this is the diagnosis of its particular types; namely: continuous roaming about; sudden twitching of the eyes, eyebrows, lips, shoulders, jaws, forearms, hands, feet, and limbs; constant uttering of disconnected words; foaming at the mouth; frequent smiling, laughing, dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments at improper times; imitating the sounds of the vīṇā, flute, conch, cymbals, and clap out of tune; riding on non-vehicles; adorning oneself with non-ornamental items; greed for foodstuffs when they are not obtained, and contempt and intense envy when they are obtained; emaciation; roughness; protruding, reddish eyes; and non-suitability resulting from the reverse of what is suitable for vāta. These are the symptoms of vāta-insanity.

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