A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.36

v1.c11.36

Derived from ākāśa are śabda (sound), śrotra (the sense of hearing), lāghava (lightness),93 saukṣmya (subtlety) and viveka (separation); derived from vāyu are sparśa (touch), sparśana (the tactile sense), raukṣya (dryness), preraṇa (setting in motion),94 dhātuvyūhana (disposition and displacement of the dhātus), and ceṣṭāḥ śārīryaḥ (bodily movements); derived from agni (fire) are rūpa (vision), darśana (the sense of seeing), prakāśa (clarity), pakti (digestion and related processes), and auṣṇya (heat); derived from ap (water) are rasa (taste), rasana (the gustatory sense), śaitya (coldness), mārdava (softness), sneha (unctuousness), and kleda (moisture); derived from pṛthvī (earth) are gandha (smell), ghrāṇa (the olfactory sense), gaurava (heaviness), sthairya (solidity), and mūrti (corporeality) (4.9–12).95