ABSTRACT Ayurveda emphasizes the importance of understanding the causes and characteristics of disease for proper diagnosis and management. Madhava Nidana, a classical Ayurvedic text primarily devoted to the diagnosis of diseases, provides a systematic approach to identifying and understanding pathological conditions. The first chapter, Pancha Nidana Lakshana, describes five important aspects of disease assessment, namely Nidana, Purvarupa, Rupa, Upashaya, and…