A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.41

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57 Vāyu is said to be rūkṣa, śīta, laghu, sūkṣma, cala, viśada, and khara; Ca.Sū.12.4 has a somewhat different list of qualities, in which sūkṣma and cala are absent, while dāruṇa is added; Ca.Sū.12.7 adds dāruṇa and śuṣira, while sūkṣma and cala are absent; the list of Ca.Vi.8.98 is different again: rūkṣa, laghu, cala, bahu, śīghra, śīta, paruṣa (= khara), and viśada. Vāgbhaṭa’s list (A.h.Sū.1.11ab; A.s.Sū.1.26) is almost identical with that of Ca. Sū.1.59ab. Cf. Su.Ni.1.7cd–9ab. Āyurvedic theory deviates from Vaiśeṣika theory, which considers vāyu to be anuṣṇa. The cold vāyu of āyurveda may, however, become hot in combination with pitta due to the yogavāhitva of vāyu (see on this term: Cakra ad Ca.Sū. 1.59–61; Ca.Ci.3.38cd–39ab; Aruṇa ad A.h.Sū.1.11ab and 5.51cd–53ab; Indu ad A.s.Sū. 6.86–93).