A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.619.2

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414 a saṃsargaprakṛti is dominated by two doṣas; in someone with a samadoṣaprakṛti the doṣas are equally well developed; 415 persons with one of the first three constitutions described, and in particular those with a constitution dominated by two doṣas, are considered to be essentially perpetually sick (nityātura), 416 but are called healthy in every-day language, just like hunger and thirst are normal phenomena; they are in need of the treatments outlined in the doṣopakramaṇīya chapter (Sū.21); those with a balanced constitution should take into consideration the rules regarding sātmya during the various seasons (8.15); there are also seven types of prakṛti which are distinguished according to the degree of dominance of sattva, etc., śauca, etc., are their characteristics (8.16); 417 seven more types of prakṛti may be distinguished in relation to jāti, 418 kula (family lineage), 419 deśa (type of country inhabited), kāla, vayas (age), bala (strength), and ātmasaṃśraya (individual characteristics) (8.17); the types according to sattva, etc., which affect both mind and body, are, due to their gradations (taratamayoga), innumerable (8.18); they develop after birth in relation to impressions from activities (abhyāsavāsanā), and are dispositions (anūka), called after deities, pretas, animals, etc. (8.19); 420 the stages of the human life cycle: bāla, madhya, vṛddha; the stage called bāla lasts sixteen years; madhya lasts from sixteen to sixty years;