A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.69
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.69
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The pre-eminence of rasa as the primary source of the other elements (dhātu) is emphasized (14.10–12). The derivation of the term rasa is discussed (14.13). Each step in the transformational chain of the elements takes 3,015 kalās;¹⁵⁰ the entire series takes 18,090 kalās, which view is accepted in this as well as in other treatises (14.14–15).¹⁵¹