Charak Samhita
तस्य प्राणिसपत्नस्य ध्रुवस्य प्रलयोदये। प्रकृतिं च प्रवृत्तिं च प्रभावं कारणानि च ॥५॥
This enemy of human beings is invariably associated with the birth and death of creatures. Therefore, kindly elucidate the following points for the benefit of the humanity – 1. Prakriti or the nature of the disease 2. Pravritti or origin of the disease 3. Prabhava, the sequels of the disease 4. Karana or the causative factors
english translation
tasya prANisapatnasya dhruvasya pralayodaye। prakRtiM ca pravRttiM ca prabhAvaM kAraNAni ca ॥5॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript