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The Compendium of Caraka 4.8.30

Carakasaṃhitā 4.8.30

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4.8.30

yasyāḥ punaratimātradoṣopacayādvā tīkṣṇoṣṇātimātrasevanādvā vātamūtrapurīṣavegavidhāraṇairvā viṣamāśa(sa)naśayanasthānasaṃpīḍanābhighātairvā krodhaśokerṣyābhayatrāsādibhirvā sāhasairvā 'aparaiḥ karmabhir-antaḥkukṣergarbho mriyate, tasyāḥ stimitaṃ stabdhamudaramātataṃ śītamaśmāntargatamiva bhavatyaspandano garbhaḥ, śūlamadhikamupajāyate, na cāvyaḥ prādurbhavanti, yonirnaprasravati, akṣiṇī cāsyāḥ sraste bhavataḥ, tāmyati, vyathate, bhramate, śvasiti, aratibahulā ca bhavati, na cāsyā vegaprādurbhāvo yathāvadupalabhyate; ityevaṃlakṣaṇāṃ striyaṃ mṛtagarbheyamiti vidyāt//

In her whose embryo dies inside the abdomen due to excessive accumulation of doṣas, or excessive consumption of sharp and hot [substances], or suppression of the urges of flatus, urine, and feces, or uneven sitting, lying down, or standing, compression, or trauma, or anger, grief, envy, fear, terror, and the like, or other reckless actions: her abdomen becomes motionless, stiff, distended, cold, and as if an internal stone; the embryo is motionless; excessive piercing pain arises, yet labor pains do not appear; the vagina does not discharge; her eyes are sunken; she faints, suffers pain, becomes dizzy, pants, has abundant restlessness, and natural urges do not appear in her properly. A woman with such characteristics one should know to have a dead embryo.

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