A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c10.30

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Ten concepts which a physician should be acquainted with before proceeding to action are discussed: kāraṇa (the agent), karaṇa (the instrument necessary for an agent to bring about an effort), kāryayoni (the material cause by the modification of which an effect is produced), kārya (that which is kept in view by the agent before making an effort), kāryaphala (the aim intended by the agent), anubandha (the good or bad effect which leaves its impact on the agent after making an effort), deśa (the location of an action), kāla (the process of temporal changes), pravṛtti (the effort leading to the production of an effect),102 upāya (the special aptitudes of agent, instrument and material cause which make the effect possible) (8.68–79).103