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ness of the body (agamaklanti), i.e. due to exposure to water, cold (or ice), etc. But there is no fear of death in such conditions. At another place it is said that in the case of contact of spirit (bhutabhisanga) or common contact of malicious god (devadustabhisanga) the pulse, although at present having typhoid symptoms, does not succeed to cause typhoid to the person, i.e. it does not produce any bad effect on him. Because that pulse flows according to the order of the nature of vata (air), etc.; it does not attain any reverse result. For that reason there is no fear of death or any disease, although the pulse is having typhoid symptoms. Really the pulse, having the symptoms of typhoid, is not the typhoid pulse.
In the case of fall from a high place, grief, and cold (hima) the diseaseless pulse also becomes beatingless, therefore, do not consider it as incurable.
In cholera the beating of the pulse is not felt. But it does not leave its own place. The pulse remains as fainted at the root of the thumb in that case. Some physicians say that the pulse is not incurable as long as it does not leave its own place, although there is present the symptom of incurability.
To speak the truth, the displacement of the pulse from its own place takes place at the time of death. (V. 15)
क्षणात् गच्छति वेगेन शान्ततां लभते क्षणात् । ATTEMATUT ET JUIF geaffaqit (V.16)
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