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having no disease. regards sick persons.
Now the same are related as
दक्षिणस्यां बलित्वा चेत् श्वा गुदं लेढ्युरोऽथवा । लांङ्गलं वा तदा मृत्युरेकद्वित्रिदिनैः क्रमात् ॥ १८३॥ शेते निमित्तकाले चेत् श्वा संकोच्याखिलं वपुः । धूत्वा कर्णौ वलित्वाङ्ग धूनोत्यथ ततो मृतिः ॥ १८४ ॥ । यदि व्यत्तमुखो लालां मुञ्चन् सकोचितेक्षणः । श्रङ्ग संकोच्य शेते श्वा तदा मृत्युर्न सशयः ।। १८५ ।। त्रिभिविशेकम्
Meaning: If a sick person, wanting to ascertain his end, sees a dog with its face turned to the south licking its anus, region of heart, or tail, he dies within a day, two days, or three days respectively.
If a sick person who is in search of indication forecasting his age limit finds that a dog is sleeping with its body coiled up or contracted wholly,or shakes up its body having contracted it and with ears erect, he dies definitely. A sick person also meets his doom without fail if he sees the dog sleeping with saliva coming out of his mouth, closed eyes and coiled up body.
यदातुर गृहस्थोध्वं काकपक्षिगरणो मिलन् । त्रिसन्ध्यं दृश्यते नूनं तदा मृत्युरुपस्थितः ॥ १८६॥ महानसे तथा शय्यागारे काका: क्षिपन्ति चेत् । चर्मास्थि रज्जुं केशान् वा तदासन्नैव पञ्चता ॥ १८७॥
Meaning: If on the dewelling place of ill person, a large number of crows assemble in the morning, noon, and evening, he should note that his life is
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