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The Compendium of Caraka 5.3.4_1

Carakasaṃhitā 5.3.4_1

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Sanskrit

5.3.4_1

parimṛśatā tu khalvāturaśarīramime bhāvāstatra tatrāvaboddhavyā bhavanti/tadyathā---satataṃ spandamānānāṃ śarīradeśānāmaspandanaṃ, nityoṣmaṇāṃ śītībhāvaḥ, mṛdūnāṃ dāruṇatvaṃ, ślakṣṇānāṃ kharatvaṃ, &satāmasadbhāvaḥ, sandhīnāṃ sraṃsabharaṃśacyavanāni; māṃsaśoṇitayorvītībhāvaḥ, dāruṇatvaṃ, svedānubandhaḥ, stambho vā; yaccānyadapi kiñcidīdṛśaṃ sparśānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ bhṛśavikṛtamanimittaṃ syāt/ iti lakṣaṇaṃ spṛśyānāṃ bhāvānāmuktaṃ samāsena//

As he palpates the patient's body, these phenomena are to be recognized in various places: namely—lack of pulsation in body regions that pulsate constantly, coldness in those that are constantly warm, hardness in soft parts, roughness in smooth parts, absence of what is present, loosening, dislocation, and displacement of joints; loss of flesh and blood, hardness, continuous sweating, or stiffness; and whatever other such sign of touch there may be that is extremely abnormal and without cause. Thus the sign of tangible phenomena has been stated in brief.

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