A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.191

v3.c46.191

The work consists of 235⁵ verses, mostly ślokas;⁶ the majority of these were composed by the author. After the introductory stanza, the causes of excitement of the doṣas, the signs of these when excited, and some other general subjects are dealt with (2–9). Verses 10–233 are about the nidāna of the various diseases. The influence of the Mādhavanidāna is distinctly traceable in the Añjananidāna,⁷ but many divergences can be noticed. The arrangement of the diseases resembles that of Mādhava from jvara up to śotha (10–164). Subsequently, the number of differences increases. Since the Añjananidāna is much more concise than the Rogaviniścaya, some of the nosological entities described in the latter work are omitted.⁸