Charak Samhita

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अग्निषु तु शारीरेषु चतुर्विधो विशेषो बलभेदेन भवति| तद्यथा- तीक्ष्णो, मन्दः, समो, विषमश्चेति| तत्र तीक्ष्णोऽग्निः सर्वापचारसहः, तद्विपरीतलक्षणस्तु मन्दः, समस्तु खल्वपचारतो विकृतिमापद्यतेऽनपचारतस्तु प्रकृताववतिष्ठते, समलक्षणविपरीतलक्षणस्तु विषम इति| एते चतुर्विधा भवन्त्यग्नयश्चतुर्विधानामेव पुरुषाणाम्| तत्र समवातपित्तश्लेष्मणां प्रकृतिस्थानां समा भवन्त्यग्नयः, वातलानां तु वाताभिभूतेऽग्न्यधिष्ठाने विषमा भवन्त्यग्नयः, पित्तलानां तु पित्ताभिभूते ह्यग्न्यधिष्ठाने तीक्ष्णा भवन्त्यग्नयः, श्लेष्मलानां तु श्लेष्माभिभूतेऽग्न्यधिष्ठाने मन्दा भवन्त्यग्नयः ||१२||

sanskrit

[Four types of Agni] Depending upon their intensity, agni(factors responsible for digestion and metabolism) located in the body of human beings can be classified under four categories, viz. tikshna (severe), manda (low), sama (normal) and vishama (irregular). The tikshna type is capable of tolerating all types of irregularities whereas the manda type is of opposite nature, i.e. even a small irregularity will impair its functioning. The sama or balanced type of agni gets impaired even by minor irregularities; it maintains its normalcy so long as there is no irregularity. The irregular type of agni, as opposed to sama or balanced type, sometimes gets impaired and sometime it does not get impaired by irregularities. These four types of agni occur in the four types of individuals. In individuals having vata, pitta and kapha in their balanced and normal state, the agni are regular or balanced. In the case of individuals having the dominance of vata constitution, due to the affliction of the site of agni by vata, their agni are irregular. In the case of individuals having the dominance of pitta, the agni are sharp. Similarly, in the case of individuals having the dominance of kapha in the constitution, the agni are mild due to the affliction of the site of agni by kapha.

english translation

agniSu tu zArIreSu caturvidho vizeSo balabhedena bhavati| tadyathA- tIkSNo, mandaH, samo, viSamazceti| tatra tIkSNo'gniH sarvApacArasahaH, tadviparItalakSaNastu mandaH, samastu khalvapacArato vikRtimApadyate'napacAratastu prakRtAvavatiSThate, samalakSaNaviparItalakSaNastu viSama iti| ete caturvidhA bhavantyagnayazcaturvidhAnAmeva puruSANAm| tatra samavAtapittazleSmaNAM prakRtisthAnAM samA bhavantyagnayaH, vAtalAnAM tu vAtAbhibhUte'gnyadhiSThAne viSamA bhavantyagnayaH, pittalAnAM tu pittAbhibhUte hyagnyadhiSThAne tIkSNA bhavantyagnayaH, zleSmalAnAM tu zleSmAbhibhUte'gnyadhiSThAne mandA bhavantyagnayaH ||12||

hk transliteration