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
<[email protected]> 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
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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
<[email protected]> 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
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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
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