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The Compendium of Caraka 4.4.40

Carakasaṃhitā 4.4.40

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Sanskrit

4.4.40

ityaparisaṃkhyeyabhedānāṃ trayāṇāmapi sattvānāṃ bhedaikadeśo vyākhyātaḥ; śuddhasya sattvasya saptavidho brahmarṣiśakrayamavaruṇakuberagandharvasattvānukāreṇa, rājasasya ṣaḍvidho daityapiśācarākṣasasarpapretaśakunisattvānukāreṇa, tāmasasya trividhaḥ paśumatsyavanaspatisattvānukāreṇa, kathaṃ ca yathāsattvamupacāraḥ syāditi//

Thus a portion of the divisions of all three minds, though having innumerable divisions, has been explained: the sevenfold pure mind resembling the nature of Brahman, ṛṣis, Śakra, Yama, Varuṇa, Kubera, and gandharvas; the sixfold passionate mind resembling the nature of daityas, piśācas, rākṣasas, serpents, pretas, and birds; and the threefold ignorant mind resembling the nature of beasts, fish, and trees; and how treatment should be administered according to the mind.

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