A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.9

v1.c25.9

Guṇas added to the series of twenty of the Hṛdaya are the objects of the senses, and the guṇas called vyavāyin and vikāṣin (1.37cd); vyavāyin and vikāṣin are defined (1.38).¹⁵ Some authorities are reported to regard vyavāyin as a high degree of the guṇa called sara, and vikāṣin as a high degree of tīkṣṇa (1.39ab).¹⁶ Sattva, rajas and tamas are the three mahāguṇas (1.39cd).