A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c12.6

v1.c12.6

The first type consists of changes, appearing at their appropriate time, which are the result of bodily marks, acquired by an individual due to fate (daiva);⁷ the second type is caused by factors discussed under the nidāna of the various diseases; the third type consists of changes which appear without any apparent cause (animitta) and are indicative of the remaining measure of the patient’s life span. The changes of the third type will be more elaborately discussed (1.7).⁸