A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.125

v1.c8.125

Chapter twenty-five, called yajjaḥpuruṣīya, begins with a discussion among a group of sages459 about the origin (prāgutpatti) of man (puruṣa), who consists of an aggregate of ātman, the senses (indriya), manas, the objects of the senses and the multitude (rāśi) of his diseases (25.4).