Tridoshalakashana— properties of/he three dosha


VATA

Rüka (dryness), laghu (light in weight), ita (coldness), khara (roughness), sükma (subtleness) and cala ( movement) are the properties of Anila (văta).


Pitta

Sasneba (slight unctousness), tikia (penetrating deep), uia (hot, heat producing), laghu (light in weight), visra (bad smell), sara (free flowing) and drava (liquidity) are the properties of Pitta.

Kapha

Snigdha (unctousness), ita (cold, produciftg coldness), guru
(heavy), manda (slow in action), slakia (smooth), mrtsna (slimy) and sthira (stable/static) are the properties of kapha.


Both in their decreased and increased states, the combination of any two doăs is known as sathsarga and of all thrc, as sannipta.

Dhătu and maia—(basic tissues and wastes)


Rasa (plasma), asrk (blood), mthsa (rnuscks), inedas (fat) asthi (bone), majja (bone marrow) and ukra (semen) are the seven dhtu (basic tissues) and are also known is dflyas (those that get vitiated by the doas).