Chapter 14 - Rasa Dravya Vargikarana (Classification of Rasa Dravya)

You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Rasa Dravya Vargikarana (Classification of Rasa Dravya)” according to 407 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.

A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]

From Sushruta s statements it appears that there was a great difference of opinion regarding the relative prominence of dravya and its properties. There were some who held that dravya was the most important, since dravya remained permanent, whereas rasa, etc. are always changed; so dravya is relatively permanent. Again, dravya is grasped by the five senses, and not its gunas. The dravya is also the support of the rasas, etc....

Read full contents: Part 11 - The Theory of Rasas and their Chemistry

Physician as depicted in Manasollasa [by Sri B. S. Hebballi]

Rasa is taken as the basis, because it connotes a chemico-physical meaning. Dravya, of which rasa is only a part, is a support for and 3 bhutas of which ap-tatva is the chief principle as it forms the source (48) of the six rasas. So ap-tatva is a karana-dravya and rasa is a karya-dravya. Caraka says " tesam sannam rasanam yonirudakam ". He further continues to give reasons why only six rasas are to be considered in the evaluation of a dravya....

Read full contents: 2. The concept of Rasa (direct action of a drug)

Influence of Nyaya-Vaisesika on Ayurveda [by Sindhu K. K.]

It reveals that Ayurveda is a study of substance ( Dravya) based on quality and action. The primary of the substance is brought out by Caraka - samhita "There can be no maturation (Paka) without potency ( virya), and no potency without taste (rasa), and there can be no taste without substance (dravya)....

Read full contents: 10. Concept of Dravya in Ayurveda

Total 407 books found: See all results here.