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tasya tasya kila DoshasyAdhikyAt sA sA doShaprakRutirucyate manuShyANAM, na ca vikRuteShu doSheShu prakRutisthatvamupapadyate,tasmAnnaitAH prakRutayaH santi; santi tu khalu VatalAH PittalAH shleShmalAshca, aprakRutisthAstu te j~jeyAH||13||

tasya tasya kila DoshasyAdhikyAt sA sA doShaprakRutirucyate manuShyANAM, na ca vikRuteShu doSheShu prakRutisthatvamupapadyate,tasmAnnaitAH prakRutayaH santi; santi tu khalu VatalAH PittalAH shleShmalAshca, aprakRutisthAstu te j~jeyAH||13||

Some scholars hold the view that living beings cannot have a balanced state of vata, pitta and kapha in their body because they are accustomed to the intake of diets which are seldom balanced. Therefore, according to them some individuals have vata prakriti (vatika constitution), some have pitta prakriti (pattika constitution) and the rest have kapha prakriti (shlaishmika constitution). This is not correct because physicians take an individual to be healthy only when vata, pitta and kapha in his body are in a state of equilibrium and health represents the natural state of the body. It is with a view to maintaining good health that all types of treatments are prescribed. That state of the body is the most cherished one. Therefore, there are individuals having the balanced state of vata, pitta and kapha in their body.

Some scholars hold the view that living beings cannot have a balanced state of ''vata, pitta'' and ''kapha'' in their body because they are accustomed to the intake of diets which are seldom balanced. Therefore, according to them some individuals have ''vata prakriti'' (''vatika'' constitution), some have ''pitta prakriti'' (''pattika'' constitution) and the rest have ''kapha prakriti'' (''shlaishmika'' constitution). This is not correct because physicians take an individual to be healthy only when ''vata, pitta'' and ''kapha'' in his body are in a state of equilibrium and health represents the natural state of the body. It is with a view to maintaining good health that all types of treatments are prescribed. That state of the body is the most cherished one. Therefore, there are individuals having the balanced state of ''vata, pitta'' and ''kapha'' in their body.

The use of terms like vataprakriti, pittaprakriti and kaphaprakriti is not correct because in these types of constitutions, there is always a dominance of doshas in the bodies of individuals. Prakriti means a normal or natural state and there should not be any dominance of doshas in the bodies of such individuals. So such individuals as are having the dominance of one or the other doshas cannot be described to have the normal state of their body. Thus to use the correct term, they are vatala (having the dominance of vata), pittala (having the dominance of pitta) and shlesmala (having the dominance of kapha), and these do not indicate the normal state of their body. [13]

The use of terms like ''vataprakriti, pittaprakriti'' and ''kaphaprakriti'' is not correct because in these types of constitutions, there is always a dominance of ''doshas'' in the bodies of individuals. ''Prakriti'' means a normal or natural state and there should not be any dominance of ''doshas'' in the bodies of such individuals. So such individuals as are having the dominance of one or the other ''doshas'' cannot be described to have the normal state of their body. Thus to use the correct term, they are ''vatala'' (having the dominance of ''vata''), ''pittala'' (having the dominance of ''pitta'') and ''shlesmala'' (having the dominance of ''kapha''), and these do not indicate the normal state of their body. [13]

==== Management of persons having different types of physical constitution ====

==== Management of persons having different types of physical constitution ====