A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s18.2

v3.c43.s18.2

The riṣṭas are divided into three main groups: piṇḍattha (Sanskrit: piṇḍastha), payattha (Sanskrit: padastha) and rūvattha (Sanskrit: rūpastha) (17). Verses 18–40 discuss the piṇḍattha group, verses 41–67 the payattha group. The rūpastha group is subdivided into niyachāyā (Sanskrit: nijacchāyā; 69–84), parachāyā (Sanskrit: paracchāyā; 85–94) and chāyāpurisa (Sanskrit: chāyāpuruṣa; 95–106). The prognostic significance of dreams, divided into devadakahiya (Sanskrit: devatākathita) and sahaja, is also dealt with (107–129). Other groups of riṣṭa are: paccakkha (Sanskrit: pratyakṣa; 130–134), liṅga (135–147), paṇha (Sanskrit: praśna; 148–242).