The Compendium of Caraka 8.7.44

8.7.44

&mārgairgātrāṇi sandhāvannūrdhvaṃ mūrdhni& vihanyate/
grīvāṃ manye ca &gṛhṇāni śiraḥ kaṇṭhaṃ bhinatti ca//

coursing through the channels of the limbs, strikes upwards in the head; / it seizes the neck and nape, and splits the head and throat;