This document provides an introduction to Roganidana, the Ayurvedic science of disease diagnosis and pathogenesis. It defines Roganidana as the description of disease through its causes (nidana), premonitory signs (purvaroopa), signs and symptoms (roopa), pathogenesis (samprapthi), treatment response (upashaya), non-response (anupashaya), and curability (sadhya) or non-curability (asadhyata). The importance of understanding Roganidana is explained as it allows for accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment planning, and disease prevention. A proper knowledge of causative factors, dosha involvement, and the nature of the disease is crucial for

1. Definition and Importance of
Roganidana
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• Dr.SudeeshShetty(M.DinRoganidan&VikritiVijnana)
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2. Question
1.Astanga/ 8 branch of Ayurveda????
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3. 1.Trisutra of Ayurveda
a) Vata Pitta Kapha
b) Satva raja tams
c) Hetu linga aushada
d) Asatmendriarthasamyoga, prjnaparadha, parinama
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4. • Diseases/Roga are as old as life it self
• Disease is very old nothing has changed it is we who
changed
• Now we learned to recognize what was earlier
imperceptible
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5. Story and evolution of Roga and Nidana:
• Ancient acharyas duties -homa tapa adhyana upavasa so on
• When human ability started to deteriorate this led to suffering and evolution
of disease
• There is overall decrease in performance of human especially physical
strength, stamina, life span ,this become big obstacle for their achievement
• This obstacle called ROGA/VYADHI which gives pain, suffering and unusual
death.
• Roga become prevalent among all living creature which created havoc and
destruction of creation started.
• So Maharshi Bharadhwaja approached lord Indra received trisutra of
Ayurveda which is remedy for all sort of roga /vyadhi
• Hethu linga aushada-Trisutra
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6. Definition and Synonyms of Nidana-
• The term Nidana has got different meanings
• Nidana means the factors responsible for producing disease ie. etiological
factors
Nimitta, hetu, ayatana, pratyaya, utthana, karana, kartha, samuthana, nidana,
yoni,mukha, prakruti, nibandhana, beeja and moola are synonyms of nidana
Definition and Synonyms of Roga-
The one which gives pain to body called roga
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7. DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE OF ROGANIDANA
The science with describes roga by means of nidana
purvaroopa,roopa,samprapthi,upashaya,anupashaya,and sadhya
asadhyata called Roganidana and Vikriti Vijnana
(Cause, pathogenesis, sign,symptoms,prodromal signs,prognosis)
Why we need Roganidana
• We need to know every aspects and nature of disease before
treatment
• And also for prevention of disease
• Before starting a treatment disease has to be examined so that
appropriate treatment can be given.
• A treatment can be successful only if diagnosis is right
• Helpful in planning treatment by knowing nidana
purvaroopa,roopa,samprapthi,upashaya,anupashaya,and
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8. • The selection of drug ,procedure ,dosage ,duration etc are all
planed after knowing everything about disease
• Diseases will not manifest with out doshas,doshavaishamya
produce /gives lakshana of disease, so complete knowledge of
Roganidana is needed for right diagnosis
• A physician should know to examine any disease by its
features and plan treatment on the basis of sandya
sadhyata(curability)
• Treatment explained in our classical text are to correct
doshavaishamya,so we need to understand the
doshavaishamya before correcting it.
• The classification o 8 branch of Ayurveda is based on disease
form or based on roga vijna.
• There for perfect knowledge of Roganidan required to
understand the disease ,chikitsa and to prevent the disease.
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9. 2.Disease are due to_______as per
charaka(BHU 90,91,93)
a) Jataragni samya
b) Dosha vaishamya
c) Dhatu vaishamya
d) None
3.Acco to Vagbhata dooshyas___
a) Dosha
b) Dhatu
c) Mala
4.Nidana is best described by
a) Charka
b) Sushrutha
c) Vagbhata
d) madhavakara
5.Father of madhavakara?kala?
6.Other name of madhava nidana?
7.Other book by him Ayurveda prakasha
kutagudagara rasa kaumudi ayuvediya
rasa shatra paryaya ratnamala
8.Commentator
9.Charaka nidansthana sushrutha
vagbhata
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