Book Title: Nadivijnanam and Nadiprakasham
Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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________________ The pulse in Kustharoga (Leprosy).: The pulse becomes contracted, steady-going and speedless in the disease of leprosy. (V. 53). The knowledge of the pulse in the case of visavistambhagulma: (poison obstruction of urine or ordure and enlarged spleen): The pulse moves restlessly in the case of taking poison or snake-biting when poison manifests unfavourable symptoms by spreading throughout the whole body. The movement of the pulse becomes crooked in the case of obstruction of urine or ordure and enlargement of spleen (visavistambhagulma): But it remains tiryakbhedini (horizontally stretching out), beating downwards due to the intensity of derangement of bodily humour-vata (wind). Before the mani festation of its full symptoms the pulse moves upwards like a creeper, becoming uttanabhedini (stretching out upwards). Sometimes it moves horizontally, upwards and downwards also. (V. 54). In the last two verses 55-56, Nadiprakasam states that a physician, having observed the conditions of the pulse in the case of fever, etc., should know how the conditions of the pulse may become in that of untold diseases. The conditions of the pulse should be understood from the equality of faults in diseases and the similarity of symptoms of diseases in the case of untold diseases by drawing inferernces and reasons. 82 Nadiprakasam Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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