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@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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On Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 11:16 AM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi@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@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 doṣa 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


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