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The word ‘jala’ literally means ‘water’ or ‘any fluid’.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, jala, Page 414</ref> It is also known as ‘aap mahabhuta’. The word ‘aap’ also means ‘water’.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, ap, Page 47</ref> It is one among the panchamahabhuta (Sharira Sthana 01/27). The fluid content inside and out of the cell corresponds to the jala mahabhuta in the human body.

==Etymology and definition==
That which have the sensations of vision (rupa), taste(rasa), touch (sparsha), sliminess (snigdha) and is in the form of liquid (drava) is called ‘aap’ (Vaisheshika sutra).<ref>Dr K P Sreekumari Amma,editor. Padartha Vijnanam. Trivandrum:Ayurveda college Trivandrum; 2001.chapter 2,Jala nirupana;p.18.</ref> It is cold on touch (Tarkasangraha).<ref>Dr K P Sreekumari Amma,editor. Padartha Vijnanam. Trivandrum:Ayurveda college Trivandrum; 2001.chapter 2,Jala nirupana;p.19.</ref>

==Synonyms==
Aap, jala, ambu, toya, udaka, soma

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