A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c12.10

v1.c12.10

Chapter two, called puṣpitaka, compares the connection between a fatal sign (ariṣṭa) and death with that between a flower (puṣpa) and the fruit it produces (2.3–5).¹⁷ Patients exhibiting such signs are therefore called prṣpita.¹⁸