The Compendium of Suśruta 37.3

37.3

upakramaṇaṃ cikitsā, sā ca dīrghāyuṣi kartavyetyāha, – āturamityādi | satyāyuṣīti vidyamāne jīvite vyādhyādīnā parīkṣā kartavyā | tatra vyādhiḥ sādhyāsādhyabhedena, ṛtava iti agnivayodehabalānāmutplāyattatvāt, agniriti dīptāgnimandāgnyādibhedena; vayo bālyādyavasthābhedena, dehabalaṃ kṛśasthūlādibhedena, sattvaṃ guṇaḥ, sa cottamādibhedena, sātmyaṃ prāṇinā sevito yo madhurādiraso vyāyāmādirvā sukhāya bhavati tat sātmyamucyate, etadapi parīkṣyaṃ, prakṛtirvātādikā, bheṣajamauṣadhaṃ, parīkṣyamiti sabandhaḥ, doṣasātmyaprakṛtyādyapekṣāṇi balavanti bheṣajāni bhavantīti parīkṣā, deśo jāṅgalā nūpabhedena, deśaśabdānantaraṃ luptādiśabdānnirdeśādauṣadhakālādīn parīkṣetaiti kecidvadanti |