Ashtangahridayasamhita 108

108

śīte 'gryaṃ vṛṣṭi-gharme 'lpaṃ balaṃ madhyaṃ tu śeṣayoḥ |
balinaḥ śīta-saṃrodhād dhemante prabalo 'nalaḥ || 7 ||

Strength is supreme in the cold season, low in the rains and heat, and moderate in the remaining two; / in hemanta, the digestive fire becomes powerful due to containment by the cold in strong people;