[INDOLOGY] help with a phrase

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Does the dosha of Ayurveda, as Vaata, Pitta and Kapha fit the bill ?

Is there a related context for that before and after ?

On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Has anyone ever seen this compound:
> *samadoṣ**a *or possible *śamadoṣa*
> meaning something like: the faults (or humours) being equalized, or
> allayed ?
>
> It is part of a longer compound referring to a practice of internal yoga:
> *samadoṣāgnidhātubhṛt*
> which should mean something like "maintaining the fire element in
> equipoise"
>
> The Tibetan is: *mnyam nyid dbyings nas me bzung*, "having grasped the
> fire from the space/element of equipoise"
>
> It's the use of *doṣ**a* here that I find problematic, though that's what
> all three of the mss. I am consulting clearly read.
>
> (The text is the Yuddhajayatantra-svarodaya.)
>
> thanks in advance for your suggestions,
> Matthew
>
> Matthew T. Kapstein
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