Charak Samhita

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निराकरिष्णुममेधसं जुगुप्सिताचाराहरं मैथुनपरं स्वप्नशीलं पाशवं विद्यात् (१)| भीरुमबुधमाहारलुब्धमनवस्थितमनुषक्तकामक्रोधं सरणशीलं तोयकामं मात्स्यं विद्यात् (२)| अलसं केवलमभिनिविष्टमाहारे सर्वबुद्ध्यङ्गहीनं वानस्पत्यं विद्यात् (३)| इत्येवं तामसस्य सत्त्वस्य त्रिविधं भेदांशं विद्यान्मोहांशत्वात् ||३९||

sanskrit

[Three types of tamas dominant psychic constitution] The tamasika type of mental faculty represents ignorant disposition and is of three types. Their characteristic features are: 1. Pashava (sharing the traits of animal) Has forbidding disposition, lack of intelligence, terrible conduct and food habit, excessive sexual indulgence and sleep. 2. Matsya (sharing the traits of fish) personality possess timid, lack of intelligence, greediness for food, unsteadiness, constantly passionate and wrathful disposition, fondness for constant movement and desire for water. 3. Vanaspataya (sharing the traits of vegetable life) Sluggishness, indulgence in food, and deficiency of all the intellectual faculties.

english translation

nirAkariSNumamedhasaM jugupsitAcArAharaM maithunaparaM svapnazIlaM pAzavaM vidyAt (1)| bhIrumabudhamAhAralubdhamanavasthitamanuSaktakAmakrodhaM saraNazIlaM toyakAmaM mAtsyaM vidyAt (2)| alasaM kevalamabhiniviSTamAhAre sarvabuddhyaGgahInaM vAnaspatyaM vidyAt (3)| ityevaM tAmasasya sattvasya trividhaM bhedAMzaM vidyAnmohAMzatvAt ||39||

hk transliteration