A REVIEW ON THE CONCEPT OF TRIVIDHA PARIKSHA AND ITS IMPORTANCE

To discover the root cause of disease in Ayurveda, certain examinations are mandatory to be conducted. In today’s clinical practice diagnosis of a disease is very crucial. Proper examination of patient and disease is the path to suc- cessful clinical practice. This helps to build up a doctor-patient relationship. Trividha Pariksha viz. Aptopadesha, Pratyaksha, Anumana and Darshana, Sparshana, Prashana are the two different aspects of Trividhapariksha which help to achieve the above-mentioned goals. There are various methods of examination explained in our treatises, but Trividha Pariksha holds the basis of all among them. That plays a central role in the diagnosis of disease. Therefore, an effort is made through this article to review the importance of Trividha Pariksha and its relevance in today’s clinical practice. Various literature, published articles, and other documents were studied thoroughly, and a conclusion was made. Though we have various examinations and diagnostic methodologies, Trividha Pariksha is base for all of them and still holds great importance in the diagnosis and management of the disease. Keywords: Trividha Pariksha, Pariksha.