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becomes soft and hard also. The pulse becomes separate (distinct) and knotty in taking small thing and nourished (or developed) in taking nourishing stuff. (V. 27)
अग्निमान्द्यधातुक्षयज्ञानमाह
Knowledge of digestion and waste of bodily humours (affecting the pulse) is stated :
मन्दाग्नेः क्षीणधातोश्च नाड़ी मन्दतरा भवेत् । मन्दाग्नी शीततां याति नाड़ी हंसाकृतिस्तथा ।। V.28॥
The pulse becomes slower in the case of slowness of digestion and waste of bodily humours; it becomes cool in slowness of digestion and moves like a swan. (V. 28)
दीप्ताग्निज्ञानमाहः
Knowledge of kindled or inflamed fire in the body affecting the pulse :
लध्वी वहति दीप्ताग्नेस्तथा बलवती मता | V.29 ।। The pulse flows lightly, i.e. neither developed nor feeble and forceful (Valavati). (V. 29)
अतिसारे The pulse in dysentery :
अतिसारे च मन्दा स्याद् ग्रीष्मकाले जलौकावत् ।
वातातिसारे वक्रत्वं चञ्चला पित्तसम्भवे ।। ......... राजहंसगतिहिक् ताङ्नायः कफावृते ।। V.30 ।।
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