The presentation describes about Features of person with vata constitution as described in Sharangadhara samhita, Vangasena Samhita, Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita. The ppt was presented in ARIA - Ayurveda Russian Indian Association.

1. VATA PRAKRITI PURUSHA
Presented By:
Dr. Aditi Gandhi and Pavel Peresypkin
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ARIA – Ayurveda Russian-Indian Association

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Vata Prakriti Purusha lakshana (Features of Vata constitution) by :
1. Sharangadhara Samhita
2. Vangasena Samhita
3. Charaka Samhita
4. Sushruta Samhita
• Conclusion
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3. INTRODUCTION
• समपित्तानिलकफााः क
े चिद्गर्ाादि मािवााः| samapittānilakaphāḥ kēcidgarbhādi mānavāḥ|
दृश्यन्ते वातलााः क
े चित्पित्तलााः श्लेष्मलास्तथा||३९|| dr
̥ śyantē vātalāḥ kēcitpittalāḥ ślēṣmalāstathā||39||
तेषामिातुरााः िूवे वातलाद्यााः सिातुरााः| tēṣāmanāturāḥ pūrvē vātalādyāḥ sadāturāḥ|
िोषािुशनयता ह्येषाां िेहप्रकृ नतरुच्यते||४०|| dōṣānuśayitā hyēṣāṁ dēhaprakr
̥ tirucyatē||40||
Some persons have equilibrium of Vata, Pitta and Kapha since formation of foetus etc,
While other appear as Vatala, Pittala and Shleshmala
(Having natural predominance of Vata, Pitta and Kapha respectively)
Among them the first (having Sama-dosha constitution) are always free from diseases
And Vatala etc are always susceptible to diseases (generally by the Dosha predominant in
their Prakriti) These Deha-prakritis (Vatala, Pittala, Shleshmala) are named acc to
predominant Dosha.
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4. • पविरीतगुणस्तेषाां स्वस्थवृत्तेपवाचिदहाताः|
समसवारसां साप्यां समिातोाः प्रशस्यते||४१||
viparītaguṇastēṣāṁ svasthavr
̥ ttērvidhirhitaḥ|
samasarvarasaṁ sātmyaṁ samadhātōḥ praśasyatē||41||
Diet, lifestyle and daily regimen having opposite/contrary properties (to the
predominant Dosha in constitution) are beneficial for them.
And for (the persons with) Sama-dhatu prakriti habitual consumption of all 6
tastes is beneficial.
Ref – Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana, Chapter 7, Shloka 39-41
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5. VATA PRAKRITI PURUSHA -SHARANGADHARA
अल्िक
े शाः कृ शो वािालश्िलमािसाः।
आकाशिारी स्वप्िेषु वातप्रकृ नतको िराः ।।21।
alpakeśaḥ kṛśo vācālaścalamānasaḥ।
ākāśacārī svapneṣu vātaprakṛtiko naraḥ ।।21।
Person of Vata prakriti  has less hairs, is lean/thin,
talkative, with an unstable mind, moves in the sky in dreams.
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6. VATA PRAKRITI PURUSHA – VANGASENA
कृ शो रूक्षोऽल्िक
े शश्ि िलचित्तो ि ि त्स्थताः ।
बहुवाग्व्योमगाः स्वप्िे वातप्रकृ नतको िराः ।।६७।।
kṛśo rūkṣo'lpakeśaśca calacitto na ca sthitaḥ ।
bahuvāgvyomagaḥ svapne vātaprakṛtiko naraḥ ।।67।।
Person of Vata prakriti  is lean/thin, dry, with less hairs,
unstable mind and is unsteady.
Speaks a lot and moves in the sky in dreams.
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7. VATA PRAKRITI PURUSHA -CHARAKA
Vata Guna : वातस्तु रूक्षलघुिलबहुशीघ्रशीतिरुषपवशिाः|
vātastu rūkṣalaghucalabahuśīghraśītaparuṣaviśadaḥ|
Vata is dry, light, mobile, abundant, swift, cold, rough and non-slimy.
• तस्य रौक्ष्याद्वातला रूक्षािचिताल्िशरीरााः प्रततरूक्षक्षामसन्िसक्तजजारस्वरा जागरूकाश्ि र्वत्न्त,
tasya raukṣyādvātalā rūkṣāpacitālpaśarīrāḥ pratatarūkṣakṣāmasannasaktajarjarasvarā jāgarūkāśca
bhavanti,
Due to its dryness = Vatala persons have dry, thin/lean and small body, always have dry, feeble, sunk
(low in pitch), stammering and hoarse voice and always wakeful/alert.
• लघुत्वाल्लघुििलगनतिेष्टाहार्याहारााः, Laghutvāllaghucapalagaticēṣṭāhāravyāhārāḥ
Due to lightness = light and swift/unsteady gait, movements, manner of food intake and speech.
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8. • चलत्वाििवत्स्थतसन््यक्षक्षभ्रूहन्वोष्ठत्जह्वाशशराःस्कन्ििाणणिािााः,
Calatvādanavasthitasandhyakṣibhrūhanvōṣṭhajihvāśiraḥskandhapāṇipādāḥ
Due to mobility = unstable/loose joints, unsteady (always moving) eyes, eyebrows, jaw, lips, tongue,
head, shoulders, hands and feet (these parts of the body are always quivering or moving)
• बहुत्वाद्बहुप्रलािकण्डराशसराप्रतािााः, Bahutvādbahupralāpakaṇḍarāsirāpratānāḥ
Due to abundance = excessive talkativeness and plenty of (visible) tendons and veins.
• शीघ्रत्वाच्रीघ्रसमार्र्क्षोर्पवकारााः शीघ्रत्रासरागपवरागााः श्रुतग्रादहणोऽल्िस्मृतयश्ि,
śīghratrāsarāgavirāgāḥ śrutagrāhiṇō'lpasmr
̥ tayaśca śīghratvācchrīghrasamārambhakṣōbhavikārāḥ
Due to swiftness = swiftness in initiation of activity, agitation/excitement (and other emotions), and
development of diseases.
Swiftness in getting scared/frightened, in likes/passions and dislikes/loss of passion.
Quick in understanding, but are of short memory.
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9. • शैपयाच्छीतासदहष्णवाः प्रततशीतकोद्वेिकस्त्र्ााः,
śaityācchītāsahiṣṇavaḥ pratataśītakōdvēpakastambhāḥ
Due to coldness = intolerance to cold, continuous affliction with cold, trembling and stiffness.
• िारुष्यात् िरुषक
े शश्मश्रुरोमिखिशिविििाणणिािााः,
pāruṣyāt paruṣakēśaśmaśrurōmanakhadaśanavadanapāṇipādāḥ
Due to roughness = rough hairs, beard and moustaches, body hairs, nails, teeth, face, hands
and feet.
• वैशद्यात् स्फ
ु दटताङ्गावयवााः सततसत्न्िशब्िगाशमिश्ि र्वत्न्त;
vaiśadyāt sphuṭitāṅgāvayavāḥ satatasandhiśabdagāminaśca bhavanti;
Due to non-sliminess = cracks in various body parts and movements of joints are always
associated with sounds.
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10. • त एवङ्गुणयोगाद्वातलााः
प्रायेणाल्िबलाश्िाल्िायुषश्िाल्िािपयाश्िाल्िसाििाश्िाल्िििाश्ि र्वत्न्त||९८||
सांसगाात् सांसृष्टलक्षणााः||९९||
ta ēvaṅguṇayōgādvātalāḥ prāyēṇālpabalāścālpāyuṣaścālpāpatyāścālpasādhanāścālpadhanāśca
bhavanti||98|| saṁsargāt saṁsr
̥ ṣṭalakṣaṇāḥ||99||
Due to the presence of these qualities, persons of Vata constitution generally
have less strength, short life span, less progeny, less resources and wealth.
Ref- Charaka Samhita, Vimana Sthana, Chapter 8, Shloka 98-99
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11. VATA PRAKRITI PURUSHA - SUSHRUTA
• तत्र वातप्रकृ नताः प्रजागरूकाः शीतद्वेषी िुर्ागाः स्तेिो मपसयािायो गन्िवाचित्ताः
स्फ
ु दटतकरिरणोऽल्िरूक्षश्मश्रुिखक
े शाः क्राथी िन्तखािी ि र्वनत||६४||
tatra vātaprakr
̥ tiḥ prajāgarūkaḥ śītadvēṣī durbhagaḥ stēnō matsaryanāryō gandharvacittaḥ
sphuṭitakaracaraṇō'lparūkṣaśmaśrunakhakēśaḥ krāthī dantakhādī ca bhavati||64||
The person of Vatika constitution is always wakeful/alert, averse to cold, having unpleasant look or
unlucky, has stealing nature, jealous, ill-mannered/uncultured, have mind similar to that of Gandharva-
sattva (likes music, dance, etc), has cracked feet and hands, scanty and rough beard and moustaches, nails
and hairs, is violent/cruel and grind his teeth (during sleep).
• अिृनतरदृढसौहृिाः कृ तघ्िाः कृ शिरुषो िमिीतताः प्रलािी| द्रुतगनतरटिोऽिवत्स्थतापमा पवयनत ि गच्छनत
स्भ्रमेण सुप्ताः ||६५||
adhr
̥ tiradr
̥ ḍhasauhr
̥ daḥ kr
̥ taghnaḥ kr
̥ śaparuṣō dhamanītataḥ pralāpī|
drutagatiraṭanō'navasthitātmā viyati ca gacchati sambhramēṇa suptaḥ||65||
Unsteady/without self control, with frickle friendship, ungrateful, lean, rough, with prominent veins,
extremely talkative, walking/moving swiftly, always roaming/wandering, with unsteady soul/nature, in
dreams flies in the sky.
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12. • अ्यवत्स्थतमनतश्िलदृत्ष्टमान्िरपिििसञ्ियशमत्राः |
ककत्ञ्ििेव पवलिपयनिबद्िां मारुतप्रकृ नतरेष मिुष्याः ||६६||
avyavasthitamatiścaladr
̥ ṣṭirmandaratnadhanasañcayamitraḥ |
kiñcidēva vilapatyanibaddhaṁ mārutaprakr
̥ tirēṣa manuṣyaḥ||66||
Has an unsteady mind, always moving eyes, poor collection of gems, wealth and friends.
Sometimes even talks/chatters incoherently/irrelevantly.
• (वानतकाश्िाजगोमायुशशाखूष्रशुिाां तथा | गृध्रकाकखरािीिामिूक
ै ाः कीनताता िरााः)||६७||
(vātikāścājagōmāyuśaśākhūṣṭraśunāṁ tathā| gr
̥ dhrakākakharādīnāmanūkaiḥ kīrtitā narāḥ) ||67||
Those having Vata-prakriti resemble in character goat, jackal, rabbit, rat, camel, dog,
vulture, crow, ass etc.
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13. DHANYAWAAD, SPASIBO,THANK YOU
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