Nadivijnanam and Nadiprakasham

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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rupam); symptom of incurable diseases (aparaindsadhyalaksanam); exception to the case of incurability (asadhyatvapavada); and determination of time of death (Kalanirupanam).
Tritiya Udyotah (third chapter) consisting of fifty seven verses deals with the rules of examination of the pulse on the basis of the distinction of diseases (Rogabhede Nadipariksavidhih); the condition of the pulse prior to fever (Jvarapurvarupe); the nature of fever (jvararuyam ); the particular symptom in Vatajvara (fever produced by some derangement of bodily humour-vata) (Vatajvare visesam); the pulse in pittajvara (fever produced by some vitiation of bodily humour-pitta); Slesmajvara (fever produced by some vitiation of bodily humour-slesma); vatapittajvara (fever produced by some derangement of bodily humours - vata and pitta ); vataslesmajvara ( fever produced by some derangement of bodily humoursvata and slesma); and in pittaslesmajvara (fever produced by some derangement of bodily humourspitta and slesma). The heated pulse in vatadijvara (fever produced by some vitiation of bodily humourvata, etc.); the accelerated pulse in Bhutajvara (fever produced by the overtaking by spirit); the pulses in Aikahikenavisamajvara ( quotidian typhoid fever ), Dvitiyakajvara (tertian fever) or Tritiyaturyakajvara (quartan fever), in Krodhajvara (fever caused by anger) and Kamajajvara (fever caused by sexual passion); the feeble pulse in udvega (anxiety), krodhu (anger), bhaya (fear), chinta (thought), and srama (labour).
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