ज्वराणां रक्तपित्तस्य गुल्मानां मेहकुष्ठयोः| शोषोन्मादनिदाने च स्यादपस्मारिणां च यत् ||४७||
The Nidana Sthana, or the section on the diagnosis of diseases, includes a detailed study of jwara (fever), raktapitta (a condition characterized by bleeding from various parts of the body), gulma (abdominal tumour), meha (obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus), kushtha (obstinate skin diseases including leprosy), shosha (consumption), unmada (insanity) and apasmara (epilepsy).
त्रिविधे रोगविज्ञाने स्रोतःस्वपि च वर्तने| रोगानीके व्याधिरूपे रोगाणां च भिषग्जिते ||४९||
This forms the basis for the subsequent section of the Vimana Sthana that addresses specific topics of rasa or taste, trividhakuksiya (three factions of the stomach capacity), janapadodhvasma (epidemic diseases), trividharogavisesavijnana (three factors for the specific determination of diseases), strotas (channels of circulation), roganika (classification of diseases), vyadhitarupiya (classification of patients), and rogabhishagjitiya (treatment of diseases).
अष्टौ विमानान्युक्तानि मानार्थानि महर्षिणा| कतिधापुरुषीयं च गोत्रेणातुल्यमेव च ||५०||
Vimana Sthana is followed by the Sharira Sthana (the section on anatomy including embryology) which includes katidhapurusiya (classification of constituents of the individuals), atulyagotriya (exogamy),