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Now I shall expound upon the chapter on the “Diagnosis of ''Jwara'' (Fever).
Now I shall expound the chapter on "Diagnosis of Jwara (Fever)".  


Thus said Lord Atreya. [1-2]
Thus said Lord Atreya. [1-2]
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=== Principles of knowledge of disease ===
=== Principles of knowledge of disease ===


==== Synonyms of Nidana (causative factors) and its types  ====
==== Synonyms of [[Nidana]] (causative factors) and its types  ====
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Hetu, nimitta, ayatana, karta, karana, pratyaya and samutthana are synonyms of nidana (causative factors). ''Nidana'' could be of three types:
*[[Hetu]], [[nimitta]], [[ayatana]], [[karta]], [[karana]], [[pratyaya]] and [[samutthana]] are synonyms of [[nidana]] (causative factors).  


#''Asatmyendriyarthasamyoga'' (unsuitable contact of sense organs with their objects)
[[Nidana]] is of three types:
#''Pragyaparadha'' (intellectual errors or knowingly engaging in harmful activities), and
 
#''Kala'' (time, seasonal, temporal factors). [3]
# Asatmyendriyarthasamyoga (unsuitable contact of sense organs with their objects)
# Pragyaparadha (intellectual errors or knowingly engaging in harmful activities), and
# Kala (time, seasonal, temporal factors). [3]


==== Types of diseases ====
==== Types of diseases ====
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(Physical) diseases caused are of three types, viz., ''agneya'' (''pitta''-predominant diseases), ''saumya'' (''kapha''-predominant diseases) and ''vayavya'' (''vata''-predominant diseases). Others (mental) are of two types viz. ''rajas'' and ''tamas''. [4]
(Somatic) diseases caused are of three types, viz.
#Agneya ([[pitta]] [[dosha]]dominant diseases)
#Saumya ([[kapha]] [[dosha]] dominant diseases)  
#Vayavya ([[vata]] [[dosha]] dominant diseases).  
 
Others (psychic) are of two types viz.  
#Rajas([[Rajas]] [[dosha]] dominant diseases)
#Tamas ([[Tamas]] [[dosha]] dominant diseases). [4]


==== Synonyms of disease ====
==== Synonyms of disease ====
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''Vyadhi, amaya, gada, atanka, yakshma, jwara, vikara'' and ''roga'' are synonyms of disease. [5]
Vyadhi, amaya, gada, atanka, yakshma, jwara, vikara and roga are synonyms of disease. [5]


==== Means for knowledge of disease ====
==== Means for knowledge of disease ====