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When ''vata'' causes rigidity of muscles of the hands, feet, head, back and hips, so that the body becomes stiff as a stick, is called as ''dandaka'', the  condition is irremediable. [51-52]

When ''vata'' causes rigidity of muscles of the hands, feet, head, back and hips, so that the body becomes stiff as a stick, is called as ''dandaka'', the  condition is irremediable. [51-52]

==== Episodic nature of vata disorders ====

==== Episodic nature of ''vata'' disorders ====

स्वस्थः स्यादर्दितादीनां मुहुर्वेगे [१] गतेऽगते ||५२||  

स्वस्थः स्यादर्दितादीनां मुहुर्वेगे [१] गतेऽगते ||५२||  

पीड्यते पीडनैस्तैस्तैर्भिषगेतान् विवर्जयेत् |५३|

पीड्यते पीडनैस्तैस्तैर्भिषगेतान् विवर्जयेत् |५३|

svasthaH syAdarditAdInAM muhurvege [1] gate~agate ||52||  

svasthaH syAdarditAdInAM muhurvege [1] gate~agate ||52||  

pIDyate pIDanaistaistairbhiShagetAn vivarjayet |53|  

pIDyate pIDanaistaistairbhiShagetAn vivarjayet |53|  

svasthaḥ syādarditādīnāṁ muhurvēgē [1] gatē'gatē||52||  

svasthaḥ syādarditādīnāṁ muhurvēgē [1] gatē'gatē||52||  

pīḍyatē pīḍanaistaistairbhiṣagētān vivarjayēt|53|  

pīḍyatē pīḍanaistaistairbhiṣagētān vivarjayēt|53|  

In diseases like ardita etc. when the episodic convulsions are gone, the patient returns to normal. Later as the episodes return the patient gets severely afflicted with characteristic features; the physicians should regard this condition as incurable. (52-53)

 

In diseases like ''ardita'' etc. when the episodic convulsions are gone, the patient returns to normal. Later as the episodes return the patient gets severely afflicted with characteristic features; the physicians should regard this condition as incurable. [52-53]

==== Pakshaghata (paralysis) ====

==== Pakshaghata (paralysis) ====