A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.142

v1.c8.142

Vīrya is taken account of; the number of vīryas is either eight: mṛdu (soft), tīkṣṇa (sharp), guru (heavy), laghu (light), snigdha (oleaginous), rūkṣa (dry), uṣṇa (hot) and śīta (cold), or two only: śīta and uṣṇa (26.64–67).492