The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s2.34

c4.s2.34

The tissues that appear in the course of development of the fœtus are further transformations (higher compounds) of these fœtal substances. All the component substances of the body are penta-Bhautic compounds, though sometimes they are assigned to the particular Bhútas which predominate in their composition, *e.g.* bile to Tejas, lymph, chyle, blood, fat, urine, sweat, and other secretions to Ap, and skin, flesh, bones, nails, etc., to Earth. (शुक्रं वाव्वग्न्यभूम्यद्गुणपादवत् ।—गर्भस्य चत्वारि चतुर्विधानि भूतानि मातापितृसम्भवानि आहारजानि आत्मकृतानि चैव *et seq.*—Charaka, Śárírasthána, Chap. II., *vide* also Charaka, Śárírasthána, Chap. VII., *cf.* Gaṅgádhara's Jalpakalpataru. पित्तं तृतीयं भूतं शरीरारम्भकतेजःप्रधानपञ्चभूतविकारात्मकं तेजःस्वरूपं अग्निसंज्ञम् । कफश्चतुर्थं भूतमापः शरीरारम्भकसोमप्रधानपञ्चभूतविकारविशेषः । शरीरं तु पञ्चमहाभूतविकारसमुदायात्मकम् । *Cf.* Charaka, Śárírasthána, Chap. IV., मातृजादयोऽपि यस्य महाभूतविकाराः ।)