Charak Samhita

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कतिधा पुरुषो धीमन्! धातुभेदेन भिद्यते| पुरुषः कारणं कस्मात्, प्रभवः पुरुषस्य कः ||३||

sanskrit

Agnivesha requested Punarvasu to explain the following: 1. What are the divisions of the purusha according to the division of the dhatu (elements)? 2. Why is this purusha considered as the karana (karta/doer)? Is the Purusha considered to be the cause of the body? 3. What is the origin of Purusha?

english translation

katidhA puruSo dhIman! dhAtubhedena bhidyate| puruSaH kAraNaM kasmAt, prabhavaH puruSasya kaH ||3||

hk transliteration