About the Book Roga Viniscaya book popularly known as Madhava Nidana based on the name of its writer. It is counted as the first among the Laghu Trayi (the lesser triad) of Ayurvedic literature. Laghutrayi (Madhava Nidana, Sharangadhara Samhita & Bhavaprakasha) are the excellent resource material for the scholars. It is considered as the standard book dealing with diagnosis of diseases and has earned appraise for its author as "Madhava is best for Nidana." It has retained its significance as a reference book on the subject since the last thirteen centuries. It retained its great reputation as an authoritative text not only in India but even abroad as can be judged by its translation into other languages and many commentaries. The book is divided in 69 chapters, which are almost independent and which can be utilized in parallel and it is divided into two volumes. Many devotees of Ayurveda may enjoy this English translation of Madhava Nidan for the novelty of its fresh ideas and possible correlation of Ayurveda knowledge with present day medical science.
About the Author P. S. Byadgi is working as a teacher in the area of Roga Nidan (Ayurvedic diagnostics) since 19 years. Dr.Byadgi began his teaching since 2000 and has been writing books and publishing many articles. Dr. Byadgi earned BAMS degree in the year 1995 and completed internship in the year 1997, post graduate degree in the year 2000 and post doctor degree in the year 2003. Editor in Chief for Journal of Advanced Research in Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy & Research and Reviews: A Journal of Ayurvedic Science, Yoga and Naturopathy. Reviewer for articles published in JAIM, AYU and other reputed journals. Dr. Byadgi published 138 papers in the reputed journals and 33 full papers in seminar proceedings and serving as an editorial board member and Advisory board member of repute journals. He also published 15 books and wrote 35 chapters in a book and contributed significantly for MD and PhD scholars research work as a supervisor as well as co-supervisor and guided them to publish their work in reputed journals and motivated the scholars to present their research work in National & International conferences. Author received many awards & honors for his excellent contribution in the field of Roga Nidan & Kayachikitsa. Presently working as Professor & Head in the Department of Vikriti Vigyan, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.)
Introduction The Roga Viniscaya compilation is more popularly recognized as Madhava Nidana after the name of its writer. It is reckoned as the foremost among the Laghu Tray (the lesser triad) of Ayurvedic classical texts. It is considered as the standard book dealing with diagnosis of diseases and has earned appraise for its author as "Madhava is best for Nidana. It has retained its significance as a reference book on the subject since the last thirteen centuries.
It retained its great reputation as an authoritative text not only in India but even abroad as can be judged by its translation into other languages and many commentaries.
Date of the Treatise
Researcher entitled for reliable opinion have fixed 700 A.D., or near about as the date of Madhava Nidana based on the following points.
Madhava Nidana comprises of large number of verses borrowed from Astanga Hrdaya of Vagbhata, which was composed by 600 A.D. So Madhavakar period is later than 600 A.D.
2. Vrnda , the author of Siddhayoga whose date is 800 A.D., or near about is the first person to have implemented the order of sequence of diseases as found in Madhava Nidana. Hence, Madhava Nidana should be earlier to 800 A.D.
3. Harun-al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph of Persia (768-809 A.D.) got many Indian Medical works translated into Arabic language by the scholars of his court. Ali-bin-Sahl-Rabban-al-Tabari, a Persian physician in his book Firdaus-al-Hikma (Paradise of Wisdom) written in 849-850 A.D., mentions some such Indian Medical works Viz. Astanqhrdy which stand for Caraka, Susruta, Nidana and Astanga Hrdaya respectively. Tabari had made use of these books. Al-Razi (who died in 925 A.D.) in his, Kitab-al-Hawi mentions an Indian book by name Badan.
Ibn-abi-Usaybia (who died in 1270 A.D.) in his book `Uyun-al-anba-fitabaqat-al-Fitabaqat (History of Physicians) mentions the book Badan and states that it describes 404 diseases.
Al-Yaqubi, the Arab historian of the 9th cent. A.D. also mentions Badan. The term "Badan or Badan" has been taken as equivalent to the Sanskrit term Nidan.
Based on the above, majority of the scholars agree that Nidan known to Arabs is none other than Madhava Nidana.
Book's Contents and Sample Pages
