Rasa dhatu: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Etymology and derivation | ==Etymology and derivation== | ||
The word ‘rasa’ is derived from the Sanskrit root “ras” having the meaning of taste, to relish, to perceive, to feel, to desire.<ref> Monier Williams (1899), “रस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0869 </ref> | The word ‘rasa’ is derived from the Sanskrit root “ras” having the meaning of taste, to relish, to perceive, to feel, to desire.<ref> Monier Williams (1899), “रस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0869 </ref> | ||
Rasa is derived from the root ‘gatau’ which means moving. As the nutrient fluid is continuously circulated in our body, it is known as rasa.[Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 14/13] | Rasa is derived from the root ‘gatau’ which means moving. As the nutrient fluid is continuously circulated in our body, it is known as rasa.[Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 14/13] | ||
==Synonyms | ==Synonyms == | ||
• Adyadhatu(first [[dhatu]]) [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 13/25] | • Adyadhatu(first [[dhatu]]) [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 13/25] | ||
| Line 46: | Line 47: | ||
• Prasada and Sara are the synonyms of rasa in the context of ahara rasa. | • Prasada and Sara are the synonyms of rasa in the context of ahara rasa. | ||
==Meanings in different contexts | == Meanings in different contexts == | ||
The word rasa has a wide range of meanings like taste, extract/juice, meat soup, mercury. | The word rasa has a wide range of meanings like taste, extract/juice, meat soup, mercury. | ||
| Line 58: | Line 59: | ||
The rasa dhatu has [[jala mahabhuta]] predominance in its constitution. It possesses liquidity(drava), fluidity (sara), opaque(manda), viscous(snigdha) and unctuous(pichchila) properties.<ref name=Dwarakanath>Dwarkanath C. Introduction to Kayachikitsa. Chaukhambha Orientalia. Varanasi; 1996. Third edition.pg.320</ref> | The rasa dhatu has [[jala mahabhuta]] predominance in its constitution. It possesses liquidity(drava), fluidity (sara), opaque(manda), viscous(snigdha) and unctuous(pichchila) properties.<ref name=Dwarakanath>Dwarkanath C. Introduction to Kayachikitsa. Chaukhambha Orientalia. Varanasi; 1996. Third edition.pg.320</ref> | ||
== Physiological aspects== | == Physiological aspects == | ||
===Formation,circulation and metabolism of rasa dhatu=== | === Formation,circulation and metabolism of rasa dhatu === | ||
Rasa dhatu is formed from essence of food(ahara rasa). The ingested food is disintegrated into two parts: essence or useful part (prasada) and waste (kitta). The prasada is called as essence of food (ahara rasa). This essence is transformed into a nutrient fluid called ‘rasa dhatu’. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/4]. It is the ultrafine form of ahara rasa. [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 14/3] | Rasa dhatu is formed from essence of food(ahara rasa). The ingested food is disintegrated into two parts: essence or useful part (prasada) and waste (kitta). The prasada is called as essence of food (ahara rasa). This essence is transformed into a nutrient fluid called ‘rasa dhatu’. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/4]. It is the ultrafine form of ahara rasa. [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 14/3] | ||