| Keyword | Hetu |
| Type | N. |
| Etymology/ Definition | सेति कर्तव्यताको रोगोत्पादकहेतुर्निदानम् । मा. नि. १/१ मधुकोश |
| Reference | C.Su.1/24,A.H.Ni.1/1, M.Ni.1/1 Madhukosha, C.Ni.1/3 |
| Literary Meaning | M / W – cause of, reason for |
| Implied Meaning | Any causative factor, which leads to disease pathogenesis, is termed as Hetu . |
| Elaboration | 1 ) It is a concept from Triskandha Ayurveda ( Hetu – Linga – Aushadha = Cause – Symptom – Medicine ) 2 ) First of all causative factors of disease, internal or external, directly or indirectly create an imbalance in Dosha , and only then symptoms of the disease manifest. The causative factors can be food, life style or other activities. All these factors affect one, two or all three Dosha . Various types of causative factors described in Maadhavanidaana: 1. Vyabhichaari, Doora ( indirect cause ), Nikat`a ( Direct cause ), Praadhaaniktva ( Main Cause ) 2. Asaatmyaindriyaartha ( improper contact of objects with respective sense organs ) ( Pradnyaaparaadha ) 3. Vyanjaka , Utpaadaka ( disease producing causes ) 4. Baahya ( External cause like trauma ), Aabhyantara ( internal cause i. e. vitiation of Dosha ) |
| Synonyms | Nimitta – Thing which originates the process Hetu, Kaaran`a – Cause Aayatana – following certain path / channel Pratyaya – One which is correlated with existing entity Samutthaana – Utthaana – One, which stimulates silent / suppressed Dosha Nidaana – One which is labelled or diagnosed Kaaraka – initiator Moola – Root of diseases, without this existence of a disease is not possible Yoni – source of a disease |
| Contemporary Colloquial | Cause |
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