

Kroora Koshta – wherein the person will take long time for digestion. There are three types of digestive tracts (Koshta) Koṣṭha: krūro mṛdurmadhyo madhya: syāttai: samairapi | 8.5 Types of digestive tracts / nature of bowels Sama Agni – Influenced by perfect balance of Tridosha – Where person will have proper appetite and digestion power. A person with Manda Agni will have low digestion power and appetite. A person with Teeksna Agni will have high digestion power and appetite. A person with Vishama Agni will sometimes have high appetite, and sometimes, low appetite. There are four types of Digestive fires (Agni) Tairbhavedviṣama: tīkṣṇo mandaścāgni: samai: sama: ||

Related article – Understand the dominance of Doshas in the body While eating and during digestion, the first, second and third part are dominated by Kapha, Pitta and Vata respectively. Similarly when the day is divided as morning, afternoon and night (separately), the first part is dominated by Kapha, second part is dominated by Pitta and third part is dominated by Vata. If you divide the body into three parts, the top part up to the chest is dominated by Kapha Dosha, between chest and umbilicus is dominated by Pitta, part below umbilicus is dominated by Vata. The Tridosha are present all over the body, but their presence is especially seen in particular parts. Te vyāpino’pi hṛnnābhyoradhomadhyordhva saṃśrayā: || vayo’horātribhuktānāṃ te’ntamadhyādigā: kramāt |

6.5-7.5 Tridosha dominance in body and in a day Vayu – Vata, Pitta and kapha are the three Doshas of the body. Perfect balance of three Doshas leads to health, imbalance in Tridosha leads to diseases. Vāyu: pittaṃ kaphaśceti trayo doṣā: samāsata: || vikṛtā’vikṛtā dehaṃ ghnanti te varttayanti ca | These are the eight branches of Ayurveda.
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To learn the science of Ayurveda, which explains how to achieve this purpose, ‘obedience’ (Vidheya) is the most important quality. To achieve this purpose of life, one should concentrate on having a long life. Dharma – following the path of righteousness.Āyu: kāmāyamānena dharmārtha sukhasādhanam | āyurvedopadeśeṣu vidheya: paramādara: || Purpose of life: Essential quality to learn Ayurveda

This salutation is done to Lord Dhanwantari.Ģ. Salutations to The Unique and Rare Physician, who has destroyed, without any residue all the diseases like Raga (lust, anger, greed, arrogance, jealousy, selfishness, ego), which are constantly associated with the body, which is spread all over the body, giving rise to disease, delusion and restlessness. Qualities of difficult-to-treat diseasesġ.
