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'''Vata Dosha'''

'''Vata Dosha'''

'''Charak Samhita''' -

Ruksha (Dryness), Laghu (Light weightedness), Shita (Cold), Khara (Rough), Sukshma (Fine or Subtle), Chala (Movable), Vishad (Cleaning or Removing tendency or Non-slimy)<ref>Kashinath Shastri. Charak Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Deerghanjivitiya. Reprint 2007. Pg. No. 27.</ref>, Daruna (Harshness)<ref>Kashinath Shastri. Charak Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Vatakalakaliya Adhyaya. Reprint 2007. Pg. No. 172.</ref>, Yogavahi (Synergistic in action)<ref>Kashinath Shastri. Charak Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Jwara Chikitsa. Reprint 2007.</ref>

! Charak Samhita'''<ref>Kashinath Shastri. Charak Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Deerghanjivitiya. Reprint 2007. Pg. No. 27.</ref>!! '''Sushrut Samhita'''<ref>Yadavji Trikamji Acharya. Sushrut Samhita. Nidan Sthan. Vatavyadhi Nidan. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan. Reprint 2012. Pg. No. 257.</ref>!! '''Ashtanga Hridaya'''<ref>Kaviraj Atridev Gupta. Ashtang Hridayam. Sutra Sthan. Ayushkamiya. Reprint 2007. Pg. No. 27.</ref>!!'''Kashyap Samhita'''!!'''Sharangdhara Samhita'''

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! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Ruksha (Dryness)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Laghu (Light weightedness)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Shita (Cold)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Khara (Rough)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Sukshma (Fine or Subtle)  

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Sukshma (Fine or Subtle)  

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Vishad (Cleaning or Removing tendency or Non-slimy), Daruna (Harshness)<ref>Kashinath Shastri. Charak Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Vatakalakaliya Adhyaya. Reprint 2007. Pg. No. 172.</ref>, Yogavahi (Synergistic in action)<ref>Kashinath Shastri. Charak Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Jwara Chikitsa. Reprint 2007.</ref>

'''Sushruta Samhita''' -

Ruksha (Dryness), Laghu (Light weightedness), Shita (Cold), Khara (Rough), Tiryag (no any specific direction /Oblique), Dviguna (Shabda - Sound and Sparsha - Touch), Rajo bahula (mutually interdependent with Rajasik - exciting factors at psychological level), Achintya virya (Unimaginable potency), Doshanam neta (Primary to all other dosha), Roga Samuharat (Capable to vitiate enough to produce multiple diseases), Ashukari (Very quick in action), Muhushchari (Repeated tendency)<ref>Yadavji Trikamji Acharya. Sushrut Samhita. Nidan Sthan. Vatavyadhi Nidan. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan. Reprint 2012. Pg. No. 257.</ref>

 

! Charak Samhita''' !! ''Sushrut Samhita''<ref>Yadavji Trikamji Acharya. Sushrut Samhita. Sutra Sthan. Vranaprashniya. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan. Reprint 2012. Pg. No. 89.</ref>!!''Ashtanga Hridaya''!!''Kashyap Samhita''!!''Sharangadhara Samhita''!!

'''Ashtanga Hridaya''' -  

Ruksha (Dryness), Laghu (Light weightedness), Shita (Cold), Khara (Rough), Sukshma (Fine or Subtle), Chala (Movable) <ref>Kaviraj Atridev Gupta. Ashtang Hridayam. Sutra Sthan. Ayushkamiya. Reprint 2007. Pg. No. 27.</ref>

 

'''Kashyap Samhita''' -  

Vyavayi (Spreadable), Vishad (Cleaning or Removing tendency or Non-slimy), Shita (Cold), Ruksha (Dryness), Chala (Movable),  Khara (Rough)

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! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Amla (Sour in taste), Katu (Bitter in taste)

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Katu (Normally Bitter in taste), Amla (Sour in taste abnormally)[8]

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Katu - Tikta (Bitter and Spicy in taste normally), Amla (Sour in taste abnormally)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Pita (Normally Yellowish in appearance), Nila (Bluish appearance abnormally)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Pita (Normally Yellowish in appearance), Nila (Bluish appearance abnormally)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Vistra (Foul smelling)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Puti (Putrid smelling)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Vistra (Foul smelling)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Laghu (light weightedness)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Laghu (light weightedness)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Sara (Secretory)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Sara (Secretory)

! rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" | Satvagunottaram (Dominant Satvik guna at psychological level)

'''Pitta Dosha'''  

'''Pitta Dosha'''  

   

   

===Pathological Importance===

===Pathological Importance===

The dosha as the name is suggestive of, are having a natural tendency to deviate from the normalcy. In such way they are very unstable matter with high potential within them. The static or dynamic state of equilibrium of these dosha is mainly responsible for health whereas in-equilibrium leads to manifestation of any pathological ailment which may ultimately land into diseases. The natural behavior of dosha is the capability to contaminate, adulterate, vitiate or create imbalance by any means.  

The dosha as the name is suggestive of, are having a natural tendency to deviate from the normalcy. In such way they are very unstable matter with high potential within them. The static or dynamic state of equilibrium of these dosha is mainly responsible for health whereas in-equilibrium leads to manifestation of any pathological ailment which may ultimately land into diseases. The natural behavior of dosha is the capability to contaminate, adulterate, vitiate or create imbalance by any means.  

* दुष्यन्ति इति दोषः |   

* दुष्यन्ति इति दोषः |   

===Locations of Dosha===

===Locations of Dosha===

These are omnipresent throughout the body. They are continuously in a state of circulation maintaining, regulating and governing all the physiological activities throughout the body. Simultaneously, by the virtue of practicing dosha vitiating factors, the same dosha are also on the verge of deviation due to which body is constantly under the threat of surrendering and becoming host to any disease. Based on this concept, the general location of dosha can be categorized into two as - General location & Specific location.

These are omnipresent throughout the body. They are continuously in a state of circulation maintaining, regulating and governing all the physiological activities throughout the body. Simultaneously, by the virtue of practicing dosha vitiating factors, the same dosha are also on the verge of deviation due to which body is constantly under the threat of surrendering and becoming host to any disease. Based on this concept, the general location of dosha can be categorized into two as - General location & Specific location.

===Table 3:Specific location of Physical Dosha as per different Ayurveda Scholars===

===Table 3:Specific location of Physical Dosha as per different Ayurveda Scholars===

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! Sr.No''' !! ''Charak Samhita''!! ''Sushrut Samhita''!!''Ashtanga Samgraha''!!''Ashtanga Hridaya''!!''Kashyap Samhita''

! Sr.No''' !! ''Charak Samhita''!! ''Sushrut Samhita''!!''Ashtanga Samgraha''!!''Ashtanga Hridaya''!!''Kashyap Samhita''