[INDOLOGY] help with a phrase
Angermeier, Vitus
vitus.angermeier at univie.ac.at
Wed Oct 15 10:07:44 UTC 2025
I am pretty sure the passage refers to Suśrutasaṃhitā 1.15.44, in a
general chapter on the humours/morbific factors (doṣa), bodily
constituents (dhātu) and waste products (mala):
/samadoṣaḥsamāgniś casamadhātumalakriyaḥ|
prasannātmendriyamanāḥsvasthāity abhidhīyate/||
Having balanced humours, a balanced digestive fire, balanced activity of
bodily constituents and waste products, and clear self, senses and mind
– this is called the natural state.
Best wishes,
Vitus
Am 15.10.2025 um 11:56 schrieb Shrikant Bahulkar via INDOLOGY:
> A literal translation would be "one who possesses balanced doṣas,
> digestive fire and dhātus."
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 at 15:20, Shrikant Bahulkar
> <shrikant.bahulkar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The compound /samadoṣāgnidhātubhṛt /refers to the Āyurvedic
> concepts, namely, doṣa ( = tridoṣa - kapha, pitta, vāta); agni (=
> jāṭharāgni, digestive fire) and the seven dhātus (rasa, rakta,
> māṃsa, medas, asthi, majjā and śukra / ārtava). The compound means
> "one whose doṣas, digestive fire and dhātus are balanced." Perhaps
> Dominik or Dagmar Wujastyk can throw more light on these concepts.
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 at 14:52, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY
> <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> Dear Nagaraj,
>
> I was hoping that the specialists in Ayurveda might be able to
> respond.
> I thought of that, too, but as my knowledge in that area is
> very limited - almost nothing in fact - I am unable to say more.
>
> Matthew
>
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> https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1
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> https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1
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> On Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 11:16 AM, Nagaraj Paturi
> <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
>> Professor emeritus
>> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research
>> University, Paris
>>
>> Associate
>> The University of Chicago Divinity School
>>
>> Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
>>
>> https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein
>>
>> https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/
>>
>> https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1
>>
>> https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1
>>
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