A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.134

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The chapter proceeds with: the description of the aetiology⁴⁹⁵ and symptomatology of atīsāra caused by vāta (19.5), pitta (19.6), kapha (19.7);⁴⁹⁶ two saṃnipāta types of atīsāra⁴⁹⁷; degrees of curability⁴⁹⁸ (19.8–10); atīsāra due to fear (bhaya)⁴⁹⁹ and grief (śoka) ⁵⁰⁰ the last two types, of a mental and exogenous nature, present the same symptoms as atīsāra caused by vāta (19.11).⁵⁰¹