A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s5.t1.2

v3.c43.s5.t1.2

After some introductory sūtras, in which it is stated that dravya, rasa, guṇa, vīrya, vipāka and karman are the roots of health and disease, chapter one deals with prakṛti (the natural state), vikāra (a morbidly altered state), and the distinctions between the two (8–31); the relationships among the doṣas (32–48); the seats (sthāna) of the doṣas and the digestive fire (agni) (49–76); the nature of the doṣas (77–92); the concepts of agni, bala, sātmya, and their interrelations (93–94); the span of life (āyus) and signs foreboding death (ariṣṭa) (95–98); the concepts of dravya, rasa, etc., and their interrelations (99–171).