A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.193

v1.c13.193

Excitation of vāta comes about through deficiency of dhātus and obstruction of pathways (mārgāvaraṇa);⁸⁰⁰ vāta, pitta and kapha move through all the channels; only vāta, due to its subtleness, is able to make the other two move about; when excited, it agitates the other two, hurling them to various places, where, due to this, diseases appear, brought about by pathways which are obstructed, thus leading to drying up of rasa, etc. (28.59–61ab).⁸⁰¹