| Mind, soul and body- these three are like a tripod. By their conjunction, existence of the living world is sustained. It is the substratum for everything (which presently exists). This conjugation is termed as ''Purusha'' (living being) and ''Chetana'' (sentient). It is the ''adhikarana'' (subject matter) for Ayurveda. Knowledge of Ayurveda is promulgated for the sake of this (conjugation) only. [46-47] | | Mind, soul and body- these three are like a tripod. By their conjunction, existence of the living world is sustained. It is the substratum for everything (which presently exists). This conjugation is termed as ''Purusha'' (living being) and ''Chetana'' (sentient). It is the ''adhikarana'' (subject matter) for Ayurveda. Knowledge of Ayurveda is promulgated for the sake of this (conjugation) only. [46-47] |
− | Panchamahabhuta (the five fundamental elements, akasha, vayu, tejas, ap and prithvi, or ether, air, fire, water, and earth respectively), soul, mind, time and dik (orientation in space) are collectively called dravyas (elements). Dravya, when is supplemented with sense organs, form the sentient being, while without them would be insentient. [48] | + | ''Panchamahabhuta'' (the five fundamental elements, ''akasha, vayu, tejas, ap'' and ''prithvi'', or ether, air, fire, water, and earth respectively), soul, mind, time and ''dik'' (orientation in space) are collectively called ''dravyas'' (elements). ''Dravya'', when is supplemented with sense organs, form the sentient being, while without them would be insentient. [48] |