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=== Abstract ===

=== Abstract ===

The significance of wholesome (hita, pathya) and unwholesome (ahita, apathya) foods was dealt with in the previous chapter (Yajiapurishiya). In this chapter named after Lord Atreya and a renowned sage Bhadrakapya, Certain concepts and pharmacological principles explain the workings of hita and ahita ahara/dravyas. The sages, in the company of other learned exponents (acharyas), assembled to discuss the "correlation between rasa (taste) and diet (ahara)," the gist of which is discussed here. Principles of Ayurvedic pharmacology like rasa (taste), veerya (potency), guna (quality), vipaka (metabolite) and prabhava (specific principle) are discussed to understand the mechanism of action of drugs. Certain food articles and their combination are incompatible to the body and lead to disease due to their antagonistic properties. These are categorized under viruddha. This concept is described in details in the present chapter.

The significance of wholesome (''hita, pathya'') and unwholesome (''ahita, apathya'') foods was dealt with in the previous chapter ([[Yajjah Purushiya]]). In this chapter named after Lord Atreya and a renowned sage Bhadrakapya, certain concepts and pharmacological principles explain the workings of ''hita'' and ''ahita ahara/dravyas''. The sages, in the company of other learned exponents (''acharyas''), assembled to discuss the "correlation between ''rasa'' (taste) and diet (''ahara'')," the gist of which is discussed here. Principles of Ayurvedic pharmacology like ''rasa'' (taste), ''veerya'' (potency), ''guna'' (quality), ''vipaka'' (metabolite) and ''prabhava'' (specific principle) are discussed to understand the mechanism of action of drugs. Certain food articles and their combination are incompatible to the body and lead to disease due to their antagonistic properties. These are categorized under ''viruddha''. This concept is described in details in the present chapter.

'''Keywords''': Rasa (taste), guna (quality), veerya (energy or potency of active drug molecule), vipaka (metabolite), prabhava (specific principle), mahabhuta, therapeutic value.  

'''Keywords''': ''Rasa'' (taste), ''guna'' (quality), ''veerya'' (energy or potency of active drug molecule), ''vipaka'' (metabolite), ''prabhava'' (specific principle), ''mahabhuta,'' therapeutic value.

=== Introduction ===

=== Introduction ===