Charak Samhita

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त्रयस्तु पुरुषा भवन्त्यातुराः, ते त्वनातुरास्तन्त्रान्तरीयाणां भिषजाम्| तद्यथा- वातलः,पित्तलः, श्लेष्मलश्चेति| तेषामिदं विशेषविज्ञानं- वातलस्य वातनिमित्ताः, पित्तलस्य पित्तनिमित्ताः, श्लेष्मलस्य श्लेष्मनिमित्ता व्याधयः प्रायेण बलवन्तश्च भवन्ति ||१५||

sanskrit

[Three types of patients based upon dosha dominance] Vatala (dominance of vata), pittala (dominance of pitta) and shleshmala (dominance of kapha)- these three are the morbid state in individuals, even though, according to another school of thought they represent the natural states of the body. Their characteristic features are as given below: - vatala, pittala and shleshmala types of individuals are more susceptible to vatika, pittika and shlaishmika diseases respectively and such diseases in the respective types of individual become very severe.

english translation

trayastu puruSA bhavantyAturAH, te tvanAturAstantrAntarIyANAM bhiSajAm| tadyathA- vAtalaH,pittalaH, zleSmalazceti| teSAmidaM vizeSavijJAnaM- vAtalasya vAtanimittAH, pittalasya pittanimittAH, zleSmalasya zleSmanimittA vyAdhayaH prAyeNa balavantazca bhavanti ||15||

hk transliteration