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# Karmanamashamaspruha: Excessively driven towards
# Karmanamashamaspruha: Excessively driven towards
# Dukkha:cause of sorrow and unhappiness </p>
# Dukkha:cause of sorrow and unhappiness </p>
== Rajas guna and panchamahabhuta relations ==
<p style='text-align:justify;'>Vayu mahabhutais dominant in rajas guna,withchalatva(movement)as common quality. Agni mahabhutais dominant in sattva and rajas guna.They havecommon qualities like prakashatva (illumination)and chalatva (movement).[Su.Sa. ShariraSthana 1/20][Dalhana on Su.Sa.ShariraSthana 1/20] Thus, it can be stated that the dravyawith vayuand agnimahabhutaconstitution dominaterajas guna. </p>
== Rajas and vatadosha ==
<p style='text-align:justify;'>Vatadoshais dominant in rajas guna(rajas bahula). [Su.Sa. NidanaSthana 1/8] Sharangadhara has also termed the vatadoshato be rajas guna dominant.<ref name="ref6">Sharangdhar, Sharangdhar Samhita with English translation by Dr Srikantha Murthy, Kalidakakhyana Shariram Adhyaya,5/26, Prathama Khanda,Sixth Edition, 2006, Chaukhambha orientalia, Varanasi, Page No. 23 </ref> </p>
== Relation between food and rajas guna ==
<p style='text-align:justify;'>The Bhagwat Geeta mentions different types of diet preferred by individuals of sattvika, rajasika, and tamasika constitution.[ShreemadbhagwatGeeta,GunatrayavibhagaYoga, 14th Chapter].The individuals with rajasika constitution are fond of food with bitter (katu), sour, salty, and hot.This food is tikshna (sharp, pungent), excessively dry (ruksha),and causesa burning sensation in abdomen and gastrointestinal tract (vidahinah).These foods can cause mental suffering (dukkha, shoka) and affliction with different diseases (amayam). Thus,the rajas dominance can be determined by the type of food he prefers to eat. </p>
== Manasaprakriti and types of rajasikaconstitution ==
<p style='text-align:justify;'>The predominance of a particular guna in mindimpacts the psychological constitution.This becomes the predominant manas prakriti or psychic trait of the person.[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 8/5-6] Three types namely sattvika,rajasikaand tamasikabased on the predominance of particular guna are described.[Cha.Sa.ShariraSthana3/13]The rajasikaconstitution develops due to "roshansha" or dominance of anger, hyperactivityand negative emotions.It is broadly classified into six sub-types as follows:
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<li style="font-weight:bold">Asura (traits resembling negative personalities): <span style="font-weight:normal">This type of people are brave (shura), cruel (chanda), jealous of others (asuyaka), having prosperity (aishvaryavat), deceitful (aupadhika), having terrifying personality (rudra), merciless (ananukrosha), selfish/ self-indulged(atmapujaka) in nature. (Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Rakshasa (traits resembling extra human characteristics): <span style="font-weight:normal">This type of person are intolerant (amarshina), show anger most of the time (Anubandhakopa), aggressive or violent(chhidraharin), cruel (krura), fondness towardsfood (aharatimatraruchi), love eating meat (amishapriyatama), excessive sleep (swapnabahula), hard worker (ayasabahula), jealous (irshyu) in nature. (Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Paishacha (traits like a dead body): <span style="font-weight:normal">This individualconsumes excess food (mahashana), fond of female attention (straina), love company of female (strirahaskama), have unrestricted food intake (mahashana),have unclean habits (ashuchi), don't bother about cleanliness (shuchidveshina),cowardly (bhiru), makes othersfrightful or intimidate others (bhishayitram), have unusual diet and lifestyle in comparison to others (vikritaviharaaharashila), in nature. (Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Sarpa (traits like snake): <span style="font-weight:normal">This type of people arefearless when they are angry (kruddhasura), frightfulwhen not angry (akruddhabhiru),hard workers (ayasabahula), very sharp in activities (tikshna),always lives in fear (santrasragochara),loves eating food and activities (aharaviharapara), in nature. (Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Praita (traits like a dead body): <span style="font-weight:normal">This type of people love eating food a lot (aharakama),always in suffering (atidukhasilacaropachara), jealous of other people (asuyaka),have no discrimination in behavior (asamvibhagina), very greedy(atilolupa),don't like to perform any work (akarmasila) in nature. (Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Shakuna (traits of bird): <span style="font-weight:normal">This type of person shows devotion for passion (anushaktakama), overindulge in food and activities (ajastramaharaviharapara), unstable conduct (anavasthitatva),very intolerant (amarshana), not interested in acquiring things(asamcaya), in nature. (Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4) </span></li></ol>
<br/>Vagbhata states that rajasikaindividuals are characterized by bahubhashitva(excessive talkativeness), mana(excessive ego), krodha(anger), dambha(rebelness), matsar(dvesha)[A.H.ShariraSthana 3/7] <br/>The difference observed in an individual's activities is due to karma (previous deeds of the person).[Cha. Sa.ShariraSthana 2/36] <br/>Kashyapa has described seven types of rajasikaor krodhajasattva,where the yaksha sattva is additionally mentioned.<ref name="ref7">Kashyapa. Kashyapa Samhita. Edited by P. V. Tewari. Reprint. Varanasi: Chaukhambha vishvabharati;2008. </ref> [Ka.Sa. Sutra Sthana 28/24] The features of rajasikasattva,as explained by kashyapa are stated as below:
# Engaged in charity (dananityata)
# Excessive sleep (atishayana)
# Loves wearing ornaments (alankarapriyatva)
# Excess intake of food and drinks (atipanabhojana)
# Excess indulgence in sexual activity (atimaithuna)
# Loves eating (prabhakshana)
# Excessive greed (nityopetampramuditam)
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