[INDOLOGY] help with a phrase

[Eli Franco]

Dear Matthew,
See also Siddhasāra of Ravigupta 1.10: teṣāṁ samatvam ārogyaṁ,  
kṣayavṛddhī viparyayaḥ.
See also Pramāṇavārttika 2.55 (in PVA’s numbering; otherwise 54): mṛte  
samīkṛte doṣe.

Best wishes,
Eli


Zitat von Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>:

> I thank all of you who quickly referred me to
> Suśrutasaṃhitā 1.15.44. I am fairly certain that your
> suggestion that this is what my text alludes to is correct - it  
> perfectly fits
> the context,
>
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> On Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 11:57 AM, Shrikant Bahulkar  
> <shrikant.bahulkar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949
>>>>
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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:
>>>>>> samadoṣa 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 doṣahere 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
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949
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>>>>> --
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>>>>> Nagaraj Paturi
>>>>> Hyderabad, Telangana-500044
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