Verse Text
atha (15) mṛtiḥ –
viṣāda-vyādhi-santrāsa-samprahāra-klamādibhiḥ |
prāṇa-tyāgo mṛtis tasyām avyaktākṣara-bhāṣaṇam |
vivarṇa-gātratā-śvāsa-māndya-hikkādayaḥ kriyāḥ ||99||
Translation
Giving up life because of grief, sickness, fear, beating or exhaustion is called mṛti (death). In this state, unclear speaking, change of bodily color, feeble breathing and hiccups occur.