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| |keywords=Mala,Mala in ayurveda,Mala Meaning,Mala Classes,Aharamala,Dhatumala,Ayurveda, Indian system of medicine,charak samhita | | |keywords=Mala,Mala in ayurveda,Mala Meaning,Mala Classes,Aharamala,Dhatumala,Ayurveda, Indian system of medicine,charak samhita |
| |description=These are waste products formed during digestive and metabolic processes. Mala are one of the fundamental constituent of the human body along with dosha and dhatu | | |description=These are waste products formed during digestive and metabolic processes. Mala are one of the fundamental constituent of the human body along with dosha and dhatu |
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| |data6 = January 3, 2021 | | |data6 = January 3, 2021 |
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− | == Etymology and derivation: == | + | == Etymology and derivation == |
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| The word mala is derived from the Sanskrit root “Mruj” meaning “that which is to be cleaned or eliminated”.<ref>Jha Srujan. Amarakosha online application</ref> The word means excretions of the body, dirt, sin, natural impurity etc.<ref>Monier Williams A Sanskrit–English Dictionary,new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 135-136.</ref> | | The word mala is derived from the Sanskrit root “Mruj” meaning “that which is to be cleaned or eliminated”.<ref>Jha Srujan. Amarakosha online application</ref> The word means excretions of the body, dirt, sin, natural impurity etc.<ref>Monier Williams A Sanskrit–English Dictionary,new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 135-136.</ref> |
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| The synonyms of mala are:<ref>Jha Srujan. Shabdakalpadruma online application</ref> | | The synonyms of mala are:<ref>Jha Srujan. Shabdakalpadruma online application</ref> |
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− | *Vit, Vishtha: Both terms denote mainly the fecal matter | + | *'''Vit, Vishtha''': Both terms denote mainly the fecal matter |
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− | *Kittam: It denotes both metallic byproducts as well as waste products of human body which are to be eliminated, byproducts of metals like iron(manduram) | + | *'''Kittam''': It denotes both metallic byproducts as well as waste products of human body which are to be eliminated, byproducts of metals like iron(manduram) |
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− | *Puyam: It denotes the pus from a wound. | + | *'''Puyam''': It denotes the pus from a wound. |
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− | *Papam: it denotes the sinful deeds | + | *'''Papam''': it denotes the sinful deeds |
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| ==Meaning in different contexts == | | ==Meaning in different contexts == |
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| The different waste products (mala) mentioned in Ayurveda are as below: | | The different waste products (mala) mentioned in Ayurveda are as below: |
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− | Fecal matter(purisha/mala) | + | *Fecal matter([[purisha]]/mala) |
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− | *Urine (mutra) | + | *Urine ([[mutra]]) |
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| *Sweat (sweda) | | *Sweat (sweda) |