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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) ====