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The following synonyms specifically indicate Jatharagni in the body: | The following synonyms specifically indicate Jatharagni in the body: | ||
1) Vaishwanara: It is helpful in digestion of different types of food | 1) Vaishwanara: It is helpful in digestion of different types of food like eatable (ashita), drinkable (peeta), lickable (leedha), masticable (khadita) etc. | ||
2) Sarvapaka: It states that the agni converts the heterogeneous form of heavy or light food component into homogeneous form. | 2) Sarvapaka: It states that the agni converts the heterogeneous form of heavy or light food component into homogeneous form. | ||
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6) Shuchi: It is considered as the purest form or purest entity. In context of digestion it might be considered as equilibrium form of digestive capacity (jatharagni), i.e. samagni. | 6) Shuchi: It is considered as the purest form or purest entity. In context of digestion it might be considered as equilibrium form of digestive capacity (jatharagni), i.e. samagni. | ||
Various synonyms like kaya agni [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 11/34], antaragni [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/3], udarastha agni, pachakagni [Su.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21] , Jatharanala [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 13] , Paktru [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15] used to describe the jatharagni. It can also be compared with the 'audarya' type of 'teja' [Tarkasangraha]. | |||
=== Physiological entities resembling and comprising of jatharagni === | === Physiological entities resembling and comprising of jatharagni === | ||