A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.118

v1.c23.118

Svabhāvabalapravṛtta diseases are of natural origin: hunger, thirst, ageing, death, sleep, etc.; they are of two kinds: occurring at the proper time (kālaja) or at an improper time (akālaja); they appear in those taking care of themselves (parirakṣaṇa) or those neglecting the rules regarding health respectively. These are the disorders called ādhidaivika (24.7).