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These are the components of examination of any patient according to Ayurveda. These tools help vaidya or physician to not just diagnose but have a deeper understanding of the health status of the patient and disease as well. Each of these factor has some effect on health and life of a patient in general as per Ayurveda. The dynamics of these are responsible for deciding the fate of any illness, recovery, strength and health of an individual.  

These are the components of examination of any patient according to Ayurveda. These tools help vaidya or physician to not just diagnose but have a deeper understanding of the health status of the patient and disease as well. Each of these factor has some effect on health and life of a patient in general as per Ayurveda. The dynamics of these are responsible for deciding the fate of any illness, recovery, strength and health of an individual.  

=== दशविधपरीक्षा ॥ Dashavidha pariksha ===

== दशविधपरीक्षा ॥ Dashavidha pariksha ==

 

Like Acharya Charaka, Acharya Vagbhata in his treatise Ashtanga Hrudayam has described the 10 fold examination with slight variation in the criteria but collectively they are similar to those described by Acharya Charaka in Charaka samhita. <blockquote>दूष्यं देशं बलं कालमनलं प्रकृतिं वयः| सत्त्वं सात्म्यं तथाऽऽहारमवस्थाश्च पृथग्विधाः||६७||

Like Acharya Charaka, Acharya Vagbhata in his treatise Ashtanga Hrudayam has described the 10 fold examination with slight variation in the criteria but collectively they are similar to those described by Acharya Charaka in Charaka samhita. <blockquote>दूष्यं देशं बलं कालमनलं प्रकृतिं वयः| सत्त्वं सात्म्यं तथाऽऽहारमवस्थाश्च पृथग्विधाः||६७||