The Compendium of Caraka 6.17.51
Carakasaṃhitā 6.17.51
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- Sanskrit
6.17.51
ūrdhvaśvāse &prakupite hyadhaḥśvāso nirudhyate/
mudhyatastāmyataścordhvaṃ śvāsastasyaiva hantyasūn//
ityūrdhvaśvāsaḥ/
yastu śvasiti vicchinnaṃ sarvaprāṇena pīḍitaḥ/
na vā śvasiti duḥkhārto marmacchedarugarditaḥ//
when the upward breath is aggravated, the downward breath is indeed arrested;
as he faints and swoons, that upward breath (ūrdhvaśvāsa) destroys his life.
Thus ends [the description of] ūrdhvaśvāsa.
He who breathes interruptedly, tormented in all his vital breath,
or does not breathe, stricken with distress, tormented by pain as if cutting his vital organs,
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Linked texts (3)
- Mādhavanidāna (Rugviniścaya) — Mādhavakara, Sanskrit
- Gadanigraha — Soḍhala, Sanskrit
- Mādhavacikitsā — Mādhava Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit