A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c12.16

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Chapter five, called pūrvarūpīya, ²⁴ deals with fatal prodromes (pūrvarūpa).²⁵ In general, presence of the complete set of prodromes of a particular disease indicates a fatal outcome (5.3–5). Prodromes, pointing to the severe character of a particular diseases, are described. Dreams (svapna) form a conspicuous element among these fatal signs (5.6–25).²⁶