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What are the five kinds of hikka and what produces them?

हिक्का के पाँच भेद कौन से हैं और उन्हें क्या उत्पन्न करता है?

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Annaja, yamika, kshudrika, mahapralaya and gambhirika, produced by the vayu called prana provoked with kapha.

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Annaja follows excess sharp and pungent food; yamika comes in pairs shaking head and throat; kshudrika comes slowly from the root of the collarbone; mahapralaya shakes the whole body and afflicts the vital points; gambhirika rises from the navel with a deep sound and complications such as fever.

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