The Compendium of Caraka 5.7: saptamo 'adhyāyaḥ/

Now we shall explain the sense faculty concerning the sunken pupil.

Thus spoke the blessed Ātreya:

In whose eye one recognizes the pupil as having a sunken form,
consisting of a reflection, one should not wish to treat him.

In moonlight, sunlight, lamplight, and also in water or a mirror,
whose shadow on the limbs is abnormal, he is just as good as dead.

A shadow that is severed, split, confused, diminished or augmented,
lost, thin, divided into two, distorted, or perforated—

These and whatever other blameworthy reflections there are,
all are to be known as belonging to those about to die, if not arising from what is to be marked.

In terms of shape, measurement, color, and likewise radiance,
whose shadow deviates, even if healthy he is just as good as dead.

Shape should be known as form, and that is regular or irregular;
measurement in men is said to be threefold: medium, small, and large.

The shadow that corresponds to the measurement and shape in water, a mirror, sunlight, and so forth is the reflection (praticchāyā);
whereas shadow (chāyā) relies on color and radiance.

There are five shadows of diverse characteristics belonging to the five elements:
the etheric is clear, blue, oily, and radiant;

That which is rough, grayish, and reddish is the airy one, stripped of radiance;
that belonging to fire is pure red, brilliant in luster, and pleasant to behold;

That pure and spotless like clear cat's-eye and extremely unctuous is considered the watery one;
the earthly is firm, unctuous, dense, smooth, black, and white.

The airy one among these is condemned, while four bring good fortune;
but the airy leads to destruction or to great suffering.

All radiance is fiery; it is recorded as sevenfold:
red, yellow, white, grayish, green, pale, and black.

Among these, those that are expansive, unctuous, and broad
are auspicious; those that are rough, dirty, and contracted bring inauspicious results.

The shadow overcasts color, while radiance illumines color;
the shadow is observed close by, whereas radiance shines afar.

No one is devoid of shadow or devoid of radiance; but distinguishing signs
based on shadow and radiance mark the arising of good and evil for human beings in due course.

Jaundice of the eyes, bloated face, loss of flesh in the temples,
trembling, and heat of the limbs: one should avoid him who has these.

A man who falls into delusion when being raised from bed
repeatedly, bragging, does not live for seven days.

He whose diseases are combined, running upward and downward,
and whose digestion is generally ruined, does not live for half a month.

One besieged by disease, emaciated, and eating little,
who has copious urine and feces: him one should avoid.

The sick man who, being weak, eats much food even before the previous is digested,
and has little urine and feces, is just as good as dead.

A man who eats desirable and wholesome food,
yet continuously declines in strength and complexion, does not live.

He who moans, sighs deeply, passes loose stools,
is devoid of strength, afflicted by thirst, with a dry mouth: he does not live.

He who breathes shortly and twitches convulsively,
Punarvasu Ātreya declared him to be indeed dead.

He who breathes upward and is overcome by phlegm,
a man whose complexion, strength, and food are diminished: he does not live.

Whose eyes have an upward gaze, and whose carotid vessels tremble unsteadily,
who is devoid of strength, afflicted by thirst, with a dry mouth: he does not live.

Whose cheeks are swollen and who has severe fever and cough,
who suffers from colic and loathes food: treatment does not succeed in him.

Whose head, tongue, and mouth are distorted, whose eyebrows are displaced,
and whose tongue is covered with thorns, is just as good as dead.

And swelling excessively elevated, testicles severely prolapsed,
or the reverse of this by morbid change: these are signs of death.

Whose flesh has accumulated [only] where skin and bone are seen,
who is wasted and fasting: his remaining lifespan would be at most a month.

Here is a verse:

Having recognized this manifold sign known as fatal symptom,
the skilled man obtains the designation 'knower of Āyurveda'.

Thus ends the seventh chapter, named 'Sense Faculty on the Sunken Pupil', in the Indriyasthāna of the compendium composed by Agniveśa and redacted by Caraka. //7