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mala, vahni, cāpalya, viṣa, giri, and asahyāgni;³⁴ the most important of this group are viṣa, vahni and mala (1.16–19ab). The doṣas are twelve in number according to another classification:³⁵ two yaugikadoṣas: nāga and vaṅga, seven kañcukas or aupādhikadoṣas: bhūmija, girija, vārja, two kinds of nāgaja, and two kinds of vaṅgaja, supplemented by the doṣas called viṣa, vahni and mala (1.19cd–22ab).