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→Second phase of digestion by pancha-mahabhuta
pArthivAH pArthivAneva sheShAH sheShAMshca kRutsnashaH||14||
pArthivAH pArthivAneva sheShAH sheShAMshca kRutsnashaH||14||
Specific categories of entities in the body having specific attributes can be nourished by only those substances that belong to the same category having those same attributes. This means that pārthiva entities in the body (one that is dominated by pṛthvi mahābhūta in its composition) can be nourished only by the pārthiva substances in the food and so on. The same rule applies to the whole body (14).
Specific categories of entities in the body having specific attributes can be nourished by only those substances that belong to the same category having those same attributes. This means that ''parthiva'' entities in the body (one that is dominated by ''prithvi mahabhuta'' in its composition) can be nourished only by the ''parthiva'' substances in the food and so on. The same rule applies to the whole body [14]
==== Third phase of digestion and metabolism at level of dhatu ====
==== Third phase of digestion and metabolism at level of dhatu ====