Charak Samhita

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पक्वाशयं तु प्राप्तस्य शोष्यमाणस्य वह्निना। परिपिण्डितपक्वस्य वायुः स्यात् कटुभावतः॥११॥

When the pakva part (the non-absorbable remnant part after the absorption of the nutrients), reaches the pakvashaya (the colon), the drying effect of agni converts it into a solid mass. There also occurs the release of vata which is katu (pungent) state

english translation

pakvAzayaM tu prAptasya zoSyamANasya vahninA। paripiNDitapakvasya vAyuH syAt kaTubhAvataH॥11॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript