Chapter 1.2: Dosha-Specific Disease Classification (Maharoga Adhyaya / महारोगाध्याय)

Classifies 140 single-dosha endogenous diseases (80 vata, 40 pitta, 20 kapha), establishes diagnostic imperatives before treatment, and provides dosha-specific management frameworks.

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata

This chapter classifies 140 single-dosha endogenous diseases, with vata producing the most variants (80), followed by pitta (40) and kapha (20). It establishes the diagnostic imperative that treatment without proper diagnosis succeeds only by chance, and provides dosha-specific management frameworks with primary therapies: enema for vata, purgation for pitta, and emesis for kapha.