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===Attributes===

===Attributes===

The characteristics of pitta are:  

The characteristics of pitta are:  

<ul style='text-align:justify;'><li>Slight unctuousness (sasneha or ishatsneha)[Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60][K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<ul style='text-align:justify;'><li>Slight unctuousness (sasneha or ishatsneha)[Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60][K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Hot(ushna) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Hot(ushna) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Penetrating or sharp acting property (tikshna) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Penetrating or sharp acting property (tikshna) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Liquidity (drava) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Liquidity (drava) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>[[Amla|Sour (amla)]] [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>[[Amla|Sour (amla)]] [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>Mobile (sara) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Mobile (sara) [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>[[Katu|Pungent (katu)]] [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>[[Katu|Pungent (katu)]] [Cha.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/60] [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>Raw meat odor (vistra or puti gandha) [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Raw meat odor (vistra or puti gandha) [Cha.Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/97] [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Blue color (nila) [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>Blue color (nila) [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>Yellow (pita) [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>Yellow (pita) [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/></li>

<li>Lightness (laghava) [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 42/7]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Lightness (laghava) [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 42/7]<ref name="ref2"/> [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> [A.Hr. [[Sutra Sthana]] 1/11]<ref name="ref8"/></li>

<li>Cleansing property (vishada) [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 42/7]<ref name="ref2"/></li></ul>

<li>Cleansing property (vishada) [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 42/7]<ref name="ref2"/></li></ul>

<div style='text-align:justify;'>Pitta is [[Katu|pungent (katu)]] in completely formed or mature stage. It is [[Amla|sour (amla)]] when in raw or incompletely formed stage. [Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> Pitta is yellow in color in the mature stage and blue in color in raw stage. [ Dalhana on Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/><br/>Acharya Chakrapani described the two types of pitta: 1) sadrava and 2) nirdrava. Sadrava is the natural pitta with liquidity and unctuousness. Nirdrava causes [[Jwara|fever(jwara)]] and other [[Vyadhi|diseases]] and is dry(rukshta). [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/217] <br/>These attributes should be considered while taking diet and lifestyle management of health. If the food and lifestyle habits having similar characteristics are followed in excess, a person may experience pitta [[Dosha|dosha]] vitiation leading to pitta disorders. Kashypa stated that pitta have all colors (varna) except white (shweta) and crimson red (aruna). [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> </div>

<div style='text-align:justify;'>Pitta is [[Katu|pungent (katu)]] in completely formed or mature stage. It is [[Amla|sour (amla)]] when in raw or incompletely formed stage. [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/> Pitta is yellow in color in the mature stage and blue in color in raw stage. [ Dalhana on Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/11]<ref name="ref2"/><br/>Acharya Chakrapani described the two types of pitta: 1) sadrava and 2) nirdrava. Sadrava is the natural pitta with liquidity and unctuousness. Nirdrava causes [[Jwara|fever(jwara)]] and other [[Vyadhi|diseases]] and is dry(rukshta). [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/217] <br/>These attributes should be considered while taking diet and lifestyle management of health. If the food and lifestyle habits having similar characteristics are followed in excess, a person may experience pitta [[Dosha|dosha]] vitiation leading to pitta disorders. Kashypa stated that pitta have all colors (varna) except white (shweta) and crimson red (aruna). [K.S. [[Sutra Sthana]] 27/38-39]<ref name="ref9"/> </div>

== Functions of Pitta ==

== Functions of Pitta ==