MOZHI

                           It indicates the integrity of the voice apparatus, oral musculature, central nervous system(speech area) and the level of consciousness. The voice might be bass, high pitched(Pitha constitution) or a  normal pitched one(vaatha constitution).

                     The natural voice of a kabam constitution subject is a mellifluous one.  First the normal voice of the patient must be identified by the history and then the status of present one should be ascertained.

                    The voice of the patient at the terminal stage might give a clue as to how near and imminent the death is to be. This is tabulated below as according to the ‘Theran yamagam’.

                                

Voice of  terminally ill patient	Survival period
Like notes of veena	1 Naazhigai(24 minutes)
Like blowing of a conch	1 ½  saamam (4 ½ hours)
Like a playing flute	1 ¾ days
Like an instrument called ‘Paachigai’	11 ¾ days
Like a chirping and humming of a bird	33 ½ days
As it were from the foot of a hill	50 days
As it were from deep inside of a well	66 ¾ days
Like that of an instrument called ‘Tharai’	83 ½ days
Like that of an instrument called ‘Beri’	100 days