Nidanasthana, Nidānasthāna, Nidana-sthana: 6 definitions
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1) Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान) refers to the second of the eight sections of the Carakasaṃhitā which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ātreya to the sage Agniveśa. The Carakasaṃhitā contains eight sections [viz., nidānasthāna]. Sūtrasthāna contains 30 chapters.
2) Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान) refers to one of the six sections of the Suśrutasaṃhitā, an important Ayurvedic treatise. The discourses of the teacher Divodasa are believed to be summarised by his disciple Suśruta, who wrote the work Suśrutasaṃhitā in 4th century CE. Suśrutasaṃhitā contains six sections [viz., nidānasthāna].
3) Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान) also refers to one of the five sections of the 5th century Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya by Vāgbhaṭa. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya is divided into two—pūrvatantra and uttaratantra. In the pūrvatantra there are five divisions which go by the names sūtrasthāna, nidānasthāna, śarīrasthāna, cikitsāsthāna and kalpasthāna.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान).—Second book of the Purva-tantra (part of the Sushruta Samhita, an ayurvedic text). It is dedicated to aetiology, the signs and symptoms of important surgical diseases and those ailments which have a bearing on surgery. Click here to read the book.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान).—one of the departments of medical science, Pathology.
Derivable forms: nidānasthānam (निदानस्थानम्).
Nidānasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nidāna and sthāna (स्थान).
Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. by Agniveśa. NW. 586.
Nidānasthāna (निदानस्थान):—[=ni-dāna-sthāna] [from ni-dāna > ni-dā] n. the subject of the causes of diseases, pathology (one of the 5 departments of [medicine] science), [Suśruta]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Understanding of Nidāna w.s.r. to Nidāna Sthāna of Caraka Saṃhitā- A ... < [Vol. 6 No. 6: Jun (2023)]
Disease Dadru: A Historical Review < [Vol. 3 No. 2: Feb (2020)]
Efficacy of Kushtadi Choorna Pratisarana in the Management of Sheetada - A... < [Vol. 5 No. 10: Oct (2022)]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
The Social Implications of Disease < [Chapter 4]
The Saṃhitās (Introduction) < [Chapter 1]
Knowledge of Dietetics < [Chapter 7]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Bhela and Bhela Saṃhitā < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Agniveśa (Āyurveda scholars) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A review article on the Ayurvedic aspects of Manyastambha < [Vol. 9 No. 9 (2024)]
A Critical Review on Kaphavrutha Vata in Manyasthambha < [Vol. 3 No. 04 (2018)]
A review on disease Nadi Vrana < [Vol. 9 No. 5 (2024)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
50. Date of Vangasena, the Author of the Cikitsasara samgraha < [Volume 1 (1945)]
23a. Indu’s commentary on the Ashtanga-samgraha of Vagbhata I < [Volume 1 (1945)]
27. Vagbhata, the author of the Astanga-hrdaya and his Commentators < [Volume 1 (1945)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Vyadhi sankara – concept of differential diagnosis in ayurveda < [Volume 4, issue 1 (2016)]
Prachhanna and vanadhanyakalepa in the management of indralupta - a case report < [Volume 3, issue 4 (2015)]
Role of dietary and lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis of shosha (pulmonary tuberculosis): an observational study < [Volume 2, issue 2 (2014)]