| ABOUT THE BOOK : | The Trisati or Jvaratrisati, also known as Vaidyavallabha, is a monograph on fevers written by Sarngadhara. The work consists of 318 skillful verses in various metres and has some resemblance to a kávya. It begins with a benedictory verse devoted to the sun god, followed by stanzas in praise of Dhanvantari, the Asvins, and the author's guru, the ascetic (yatipati) Vaikunthasrama. The subject of the treatise is introduced by some verses on the mythical origin of fever and its names when occurring in various living beings and even inanimate substances. The pathogenesis and prodromes of fever are described, followed by the symptoms and treatment of fevers by one and two dosas. A large part of the work is devoted to sannipata fevers. After enumerating the symptoms of sannipāta fever in general, and the varieties called abhinyasa, hataujas and sanyasaka in particular, the therapy of this fever is dealt with. Two series of thirteen distinct sannipata types follow. The names and symptoms of the first series, consisting of sandhiga, antaka, rugdaha, cittabhrama, karnakas, kanthakubja, shitānga, tandrika, pralāpaka, raktashtihivn, bhugnadrush. abhinyasa, and jihvaka. The names and symptoms of the second series, consisting of antardaha, dandapata, antaka, kumbhīpaka, prorṇunāva, pralāpin, enīdaha, bhutahasa, ajaghosa, haridra, samsosin, samnyasa, and yantrapida, are also called upasannipatas by the commentator, are in curable, the patient is advised to regard Nārāyana and the water of the Ganges as his only refuge. The remaining part of the work is concerned with the characteristics of incurability of fevers, the eight ways (prakara) in which fever presents itself, namely prākṛta, vaikṛta, saumya, tīkṣṇa, sama, niramaka, antarvega, and bahirvega, dosapāka and dhātupāka, the irregular fevers (visamajvara). pralepaka fever, the symptoms of fevers which have reached the seven tissues (dhātu) of the body, the therapy of the irregular fevers, the symptoms and treatment of fevers beginning with chills (sītapūrva) or sensations of warmth (dāhapūrva), the religious therapy of fevers, the four types of exogenous (agantu) fevers, namely those caused by abhighāta, abhisanga, abhisapa and abhicara, together with their treatment, the complications (upadrava) of fever and their treatment, the synonyms of fever, the signs of release from fever, and what has to be avoided by a patient suffering from fever. The work ends with three verses containing information on the author. |
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