Astanga Hrudaya

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दोषधातुमला मूलं सदा देहस्यतं चलः। उत्साहोच्छ्वासनिश्वासचेष्टावेगप्रवर्तनैः॥१॥

Chief constituents of the body :- Dehasya Mulam – Dosha – Vata, Pitta and Kapha Dhatu – Body tissues – Rasa (lymph / product of digestion), Rakta (blood), Mamsa (muscle), Meda (fat), Asthi (bone), Majja (bone marrow) and Shukra (male and female reproductory secretions) Mala – waste products – sweat, urine and faeces Doshas, are the roots of the body. Functions of normal Doshas – Prakruta Dosa Karma – Functions of Vata Dosha - Vata is responsible for all movements. (Movement of blood in blood vessels, movement of nutrients, movement of air in lungs, locomotion movements of hands and legs etc. )

english translation

doSadhAtumalA mUlaM sadA dehasyataM calaH। utsAhocchvAsanizvAsaceSTAvegapravartanaiH॥1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript