Book Title: Nadivijnanam and Nadiprakasham Author(s): J C Sikdar Publisher: Prakrit Bharti AcademyPage 27
________________ that of taking banana, molasses, vada (a kind of cake made of floor of gram by frying in oil) and dry and rough articles; peacock-like movement of pulse in the case of taking sweet articles; earth-worm like movement of pulse in that of bitter tasting stuff; frog-like movement of pulse, slightly warm, in the case of taking acidic thing; Phinga-like movement (a species of small bird) of pulse in that of taking sour food-stuff; hard and pale pulse in taking astringent article; straight and fast pulse in that of taking saltish stuff; feeble and accelerated pulse from fasting and feeble pulse from sexual enjoyment. (V. 29) Next verses 30-31 discuss incurable cases of patients indicated by different movements of the pulses relating to vata (air), pitta (bile or fire) and kaph (water or phlegm) in successive orders and Tridosanadi (pulse having three faults or typhoid) indicating vata, pitta and kaph. If the movement of pittanadi is felt first, that of Vatanadi in the middle, that of kaph-nadi last or if the pulse is felt as revolving like a revolving thing mounted on a wheel or if it is too fast or sometimes it moves like a peacock or sometimes it gets thinner and thiner by and by then it is to be considered that the pulse is indicating an incurable case. Verses 32-38 of Nadivijnanam deal with the cases of death indicated by different kinds of movement of the pulse of a patient. For example, if the pulse of a patient is cool or cold even in the case of intense Nadivijnanam Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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