A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.99

v1.c13.99

The senses and sense organs are nourished by the food (15.12). The fires of the five mahābhūtas digest the fractions of the food possessing the qualities of these bhūtas (15.13).³⁹² The products of this digestion nourish the bodily constituents possessing the same qualities (15.14).³⁹³ The seven bodily elements (dhātu), acted upon by their respective fires, are converted into a pure portion (prasāda) and a waste product (kiṭṭa) (15.15).³⁹⁴