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== Various aspects ==
== Various aspects ==
−Vata is categorized as ‘dosha’primarily because of its capability to vitiate other body components. It is also mentioned as [[Dhatu|‘dhatu’]] because in normal state, it sustainsor maintainsthe body.<ref name="multiple3" /> [Su.Sa.SutraSthana 21/4]It is also called as [[Mala|‘mala’]] as it can make the body unwholesome and produced as waste material during the process of digestion “katuavasthapaka”(last process of digestion). [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 15/11] Vata is the somatic factor having two prime functions –movements(cheshta) and process of learning or knowledge([[Dnyana|jnana]]). Vata is swayambhu(self-manifested) and it is the root cause of production, preservation, and destruction.[Su.Sa.NidanaSthana 1/7]<ref name="multiple3" />Vata is the controller of body. Vataleads the functions of all dosha, and its responsible for many [[Vyadhi|diseases]].[Su.Sa.NidanaSthana 1/8]<ref name="multiple3" />
+Vata is categorized as ‘dosha’primarily because of its capability to vitiate other body components. It is also mentioned as [[Dhatu|‘dhatu’]] because in normal state, it sustainsor maintainsthe body.<ref name="multiple3" /> [Su.Sa.SutraSthana 21/4]It is also called as [[Mala|‘mala’]] as it can make the body unwholesome and produced as waste material during the process of digestion “katuavasthapaka”(last process of digestion). [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 15/11] Vata is the somatic factor having two prime functions –movements(cheshta) and process of learning or knowledge([[Dnyana|jnana]]). Vata is swayambhu(self-manifested) and it is the root cause of production, preservation, and destruction.[Su.Sa.NidanaSthana 1/7]<ref name="multiple3" />Vata is the controller of body. Vataleads the functions of all [[Dosha|dosha]], and its responsible for many [[Vyadhi|diseases]].[Su.Sa.NidanaSthana 1/8]<ref name="multiple3" />
== Bhautika composition ==
== Bhautika composition ==
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[[File:Vata dosha.jpg||frame|Figure 01: Bhautikacomposition of vata dosha.]]
[[File:Vata dosha.jpg||frame|Figure 01: Bhautikacomposition of vata dosha.]]
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+== Sites of vata ==
+Dosha pervades every part of the body. [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/9] Acharya stated the general location of vata, pitta and kapha are the lower, middle, and upper portions of the body, respectively marked by the heart(hridaya) and umbilicus(nabhi).[A.S. Sutra Sthana 1/4]Vata is predominately present in body parts below umbilicus(adhonabhi). [K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10">Kashyapa. Kashyapa Samhita. Edited by P. V. Tewari. Reprint. Varanasi: Chaukhambha vishvabharati;2008.<ref>The specific sites of dosha are locations where their functions are primarily observable.Thespecific seats of vata are:
+<ul>
+ <li> Urinary bladder(basti)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8] [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li>
+<li>Large intestine+ rectum+ anal region(purishadhana)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li>
+<li>Plevicregion(katiorshroni)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Dalhan on Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" /> [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li>
+<li>Thighs(sakthini)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li>
+<li>Both legs(padam)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8]</li>
+<li>All bones(asthini)[Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 20/8][A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" />[K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10" /></li>
+<li>Anal region(guda)[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Dalhan on Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/6]<ref name="multiple3" />[Su.Sa. NidanaSthana 1/9]<ref name="multiple3" /></li>
+<li>Ears(shrotra) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li>
+<li>Skin(sparshnendriya) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 12/1]<ref name="multiple4" /></li>
+<li>Bone marrow(majja)[K.S. Sutra Sthana 27/10]<ref name="multiple10" /></li>
+</ul>
== References ==
== References ==