[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [The Compendium of Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 5.1.21 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.1.21 Carakasaṃhitā 5.1.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.1.21) puṣpāṇi nakhadanteṣu paṅko vā dantasaṃśritaḥ/ cūrṇako vā 'api danteṣu lakṣaṇaṃ &maraṇasya tat// > White spots on the nails or teeth, or slime adhering to the teeth, / or chalky powder on the teeth—that is a sign of death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.1.20) - [Next: 5.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.1.22) - [Up: 5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.1.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Adbhutasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.adbhuta.adbhutasagara.48.198) — Ballālasena & Lakṣmaṇasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.1.21) · Pramāṇa