Charak Samhita

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विकृतितश्चेतिविकृतिरुच्यतेविकारः| तत्रविकारंहेतु-दोष-दूष्य-प्रकृति-देश-काल-बलविशेषैर्लिङ्गतश्चपरीक्षेत, नह्यन्तरेणहेत्वादीनांबलविशेषंव्याधिबलविशेषोपलब्धिः| यस्यहिव्याधेर्दोष-दूष्य-प्रकृति-देश-काल-बलसाम्यंभवति, महच्चहेतुलिङ्गबलं, सव्याधिर्बलवान्भवति; तद्विपर्ययाच्चाल्पबलः; मध्यबलस्तुदोषदूष्यादीनामन्यतमसामान्याद्धेतुलिङ्गमध्यबलत्वाच्चोपलभ्यते ||१०१||

sanskrit

[Assessment of vikriti (disorder)] Patient examination should be done with respect of vikriti as well. Vikriti is vikara (disorder or pathological manifestation). The disorder should be examined in terms of the strength of the cause (hetu), dosha(vitiating factors), dushya(vitiated factors), constitution (prakriti), place (desha), time (kala) and the symptoms. The severity of the disease cannot be known without knowing the strength of the cause etc. factors. The disease having common dushya, constitution, place and time along with strong cause and severity of symptoms is more, then such diseases are severe. The contrary is mild. The moderate disease has similarity in one of the dosha, dushya etc. and as such moderate strength of cause and severity of symptoms.

english translation

vikRtitazcetivikRtirucyatevikAraH| tatravikAraMhetu-doSa-dUSya-prakRti-deza-kAla-balavizeSairliGgatazcaparIkSeta, nahyantareNahetvAdInAMbalavizeSaMvyAdhibalavizeSopalabdhiH| yasyahivyAdherdoSa-dUSya-prakRti-deza-kAla-balasAmyaMbhavati, mahaccahetuliGgabalaM, savyAdhirbalavAnbhavati; tadviparyayAccAlpabalaH; madhyabalastudoSadUSyAdInAmanyatamasAmAnyAddhetuliGgamadhyabalatvAccopalabhyate ||101||

hk transliteration by Sanscript