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The Compendium of Caraka 8.9.72

Carakasaṃhitā 8.9.72

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Sanskrit

8.9.72

sa śiro viṣavadvegī nirudhyāśu galaṃ tathā/
&trirātrājjīvitaṃ hanti śaṅkhako nāma& nāmataḥ//

That, possessing the velocity of poison, rapidly obstructing the head as well as the throat,
destroys life in three nights; by name, it is called śaṅkhaka.

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