A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1233

v3.c46.1233

Bodily constituents, bodily functions, mental processes, etc., 627 derived from the five mahābhūtas, are enumerated as follows: skin, bones, vessels (nāḍyaḥ), body hair and muscles derive from earth, saliva, urine, semen, bone marrow and blood from water, hunger, sleep, thirst, want of energy (ālasya) and beauty (kānti) from fire, running (dhāvana), breathing (śvasana), contraction (prasāraṇa) and inhibition (nirodha), as well as love (rāga), hate (dveṣa), shame, fear and confusion derive from wind, the production of sounds (ghoṣa), the apertures of the body (chidra), a deep voice(?) (gāmbhīrya), hearing (śravaṇa), and sarvasaṃśraya(?) derive from space (30–36). 628