BRS 2.4.99

BRS 2.4.99

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.