The document discusses the concept of 'rasa' in Ayurveda, describing its meanings, properties, and significance in human physiology. It explains how 'rasa', derived from digested food, circulates through the body to nourish tissues and contribute to overall health, detailing its different forms and roles. Additionally, it highlights the interrelationship between 'dhatus' and 'doshas', emphasizing their collaborative function in maintaining health and guiding treatment approaches.

2. In ayurveda rasa denotes many meanings
1. Shad rasam – taste of food (रस आस्वादने )
2. In rasasatra – parada
3. First dhatu

3. ETYMOLOGY
• रस्यते रस अच् I
• यद् द्रवं सकलं देहं रसतीतत रस स्मृत: II

4. DERIVATION
• तत्र रस गतौ धातु: |अहरह्र्गच्छ्तत इतत रस: || (su. su 14/14)
• सतत सन्चरण शीलो द्रवो धातु: इतत रस शब्दार्थ: |
• Derived from gati dhatu – to move
• One which moves or circulates continuously
• पूवथस्याहार पररणाम धातो यं तं रस इत्याचक्षते (cha.sa)
• Rasa dhatu is the product of previously digested food

5. FORMATION
• तत्र पान्चभौततकस्य चतुर्वथधस्य षड्रसस्य ददर्वधवीयथस्य अष्टर्वधवीयथस्य
वा अनेकगुण्सस्योपयुक्र्स्याहारस्य सम्यक्पररणतस्य यत्तेजोभूत: सार: परमसूक्ष्म:
स रस इत्युच्यते || (su su14/3)
• the food that contain 5 elements, 6 tastes, 4 in form, 2 or 8 dominant
potency and much more qualities. After digestion become nutrient
part / ahara rasa that nourishes all the body tissue including rasa
dhatu. the nutrient part of food after digestion is called rasa.

6. • ककटट्म् सारश्च तत्पक्वमन्नं संभवन्न्त द्र्वधा II
• The ahara being digested by jatharagni and bhutangi divided into two part.
ahara bhaga and kitta bhaga.
• The sara bhaga being digested by rasa dhatwagni present in rasa dhatu is
divided into 3 parts, stoola bhaga, sukshma bhaga and mala bhaga
• The stoola bhaga - the sthayi or poshya rasa dhatu.
• The sukshma bhaga - the nutrients required for the subsequent rakta dhatu
and also upadhatu (stanya and arthava)
• Mala bhaga - kapha

7. LOCATION
• तस्य च ह्र्दयम् स्र्ानम् |
• स ह्रदया चतुर्वथम्शतत धमनीरनुप्रर्वश्योरूर्धवथगा दश दश चाधोगाममन्यश्च ततयथगा:
क्र्स्स्त्नम् शरीरमहरहस्तपथयतत वर्धयथतत धारयतत यापयतत चाद्र्षष्ट हेतु क
े न कमथणा I
(SU SU14/3)
• Rasa located in hrdaya 24 dhamani emerge from the heart and circulate among
which ten courses upward,10 dowward and 4 transverse.
• it provides tarpana (satisfaction), vardhana (nourishment) dharana (stability) and
yapana (support) to the whole body.

8. PROPERTIES
• यत् द्रव सर मन्द न्स्नग्ध मृदु र्पतिलं रस: I (CHA.)
• Liquidity
• Mobility
• slow / dullness
• unctuous
• soft
• slimy
• रसस्य च न रागो अन्स्त.... I (CHA CHI 15)
• colourless

9. UPADHATU OF RASA
• रसात् स्तन्यं ततो रक्तं I(CH CHI)
• रसादेव स्त्रीया रक्तं रज संज्ञा प्रवतथते I
MALA OF RASA
• ककटटम् रसस्य तु कफो I
• न्जह्वIनेत्रकपोलानां जलं I ( SA.)

10. QUANTITY
• नवान्जलय: पूवथस्याहारपररणामधातोयम ् त रस इत्याचक्ष्ते |
(Cha Sa 7/15)
9 Anjali

11. FUNCTIONS:
• रसतुन्ष्ट प्रीणनम् रक्त्पुन्ष्टम् च करोतत |(SU SU 15/4)
• तुन्ष्ट प्रीणनं रक्तपुन्ष्टमभस्तु रस: ।(A S Sutram 19)
• तुन्ष्ट: मन: प्रीतत ।
• प्रीणनं ह्र्दयाश्वासनं ॥ (indu)
• रस तनममत्तमेव स्र्ौल्यम् काश्यथम् च I (SU SU 15/32)
• preenam : nurturing the body/protect the body
• Saturation/ satisfaction

12. • स खलु द्रवनुसारी स्नेहनजीवनतपथण धरणादद र्वशेषै सोम्य
इत्यवग्म्यते (su su)
• as this rasa dhatu is fluid
• works for
• unctuousness of body
• sustenance of life,
• refreshing body entities
• homeostatic condition of the body
• it is logically derived that it is Soumya

13. RASA SAMVAHANA
• circulation of rada dhatu
• well controlled circulation of rada dhatu.
• rasa samvahana is also called as rasa vikshepana
• तस्य ह्रदयं स्र्ानं…..
• व्यानेन रसधातुदहथ र्वक्षेपोचचत कमथणा I
• युगपत् सवथतोअजस्रं देहे र्वक्षक्षप्यते सदा II
• circulates with the help of vyana vayu
• रसस्तु ह्रदयं यातत समIनमरुतेररत SA SA
• under the control of samana vayau, rasa enters hrdaya.

14. स(रस) श्ब्दाचचथ जल सन्तानवदणुना र्वशेषेणानुधावत्येवं शरीरं क
े वलं ॥
(su su14/13)
movements are explained with the help of
• shabda - it moves in oblique direction
• Agni – it travels in upward direction
• Jala – it travels in downward direction

15. RASA DHATU KSHAYA
• रसे रौक्ष्यम ् भ्रम: शोषो ग्लातन: शब्दासदहष्णुता । (AH SU 11/17)
• Dryness, tiredness, emaciation & intolerance to sound
RASA DHATU VRDDHI
• रसो अर्प श्लेष्मवत ्| (AH SU 11/18)
• श्लेष्मान्ग्न सदन प्रसेकालस्य गौरवम ् |
श्वैत्यशौत्यश्लर्ान्गत्वम ् श्वासकासातततनद्रता II
• whitish discolouration of the body
• feeling of abnormal coldness
• sluggish digestion
• salivation
• lack of enthusiasm to do work
• Heaviness,feeling of looseness, dyspnoea, cough &excessive sleep

16. • RASA VIKARA
अश्रधाचारुचचश्चास्यवैरस्यमरसन्जता |
ह्र्ल्लासो गौरवम् तन्त्रा सांड्गमदोज्वरः तमः |
पाण्सडुत्वम् स्रोतसाम् रोधःक्लैब्यम् सादः क्र्स्शान्ड्ग्ता |
नाशो अग्ने अयर्ाकालम् वलयःपमलतातन च |
रस प्रदोषजा रोगा II

17. • Ashraddha : loss of interest towards taking food
• Aruchi :tasteless /anorexia
• Avipaka: indigestion of food
• Asya vairasya : manifestation of opposite taste
• Arasagnata: not able to perceive taste of food in actual taste
• Hrillasa: nausea
• Gouravam: heaviness of the body parts
• Trupti: early satiety even before adequate quantity of food is consumed
• Tandra: drowsiness
• Angamarda: pain in the body parts
• Jwara :fever

18. • Tama: feeling of darkness
• Pandutvam: pallor
• Hrtroga: heart disease
• srotasam roda :obstruction in the channels of the body
• Klaibya: impotence
• Angasada: weakness of the body
• Krushangata: emaciation
• Naasha agnehe: deterioration of digestive fire
• Ayatha kala vali: premature wrinkling of skin
• Ayathakala palitha: premature graying of hair

19. TREATMENT
• रसजानम ् र्वकाराणाम ् सवथम ् लम्घनमौषधम ्| (CHA SU 28/25)

20. RASAVAHA SROTAS
• Moola stanam:
रसवहानाम् स्रोतसाम् ह्र्दयम् मूलम् दश च धमन्यः I (CHA. VI 5/8)
रसवहे द्वे, तयोमूथलं ह्र्दयम् रसवादहन्यस्च धमन्य: । (SU SA)

21. DUSTI KARANAM
गुरु शीतमततन्स्नग्धमततमIत्रम् समश्नताम्
रसवादहतन दूष्यन्न्त चचन्त्यानाम् चाततचचन्तनात्I(CHA .VI 5/13)
• VIDDHA LAKSANAM
• तत्र र्वर्धद्स्य शोष: प्राणवहर्वदर्धवच्च मरणं तन्ल्लडातन च । (SU. SA)
• तत्र र्वद्धस्याक्रोशन-र्वनमन-मोहन-भ्रमण-वेपनतन-मरणं वा भवतत। (सु.शा.९/१२)
• आक्रोशनं - to cry
• र्वनमनं - to bend down like a bow
• मोहनं - faintness
• भ्रमणं - vertigo
• वेपन - tremors
• मरणं - death

22. ASTASARAM
• साराण्सयष्टौ पुरुषाणां बलमानर्वशेषज्ञानार्थमुपददश्यन्ते I
• bala pramana samanya jnana
• सारशब्देन र्वशुद्धतरो धातु : उच्यते
• purest form of dhatu
• it is state of excellence of a particular dathu or dathus
• सारो बले न्स्र्राम्श :
• strength and stability of a dathu is sara
• sara assessment includes both physical strength & immunity

23. Types of sara
1.qualitative
2.quantitative
• Qualitative
• Uttama sara :person is having maximum features of dhatu sara
• Madyama sara : person is having moderate number of features of dhatu sara
• Adama sara: person is having features opposite to uttama sara /few features
of dhatu sara.
• Quantitative
• तद्यर्ा त्वग्रक्ता मांस मेदोन्स्र् मज्जाशुक्र सत्वानीतत I

24. ASHTA SARAS
1.TVAK 2. RAKTA
3.MAMSA 4.. MEDO
5. ASTHI 6. MAJJA
7. SHUKRA 8. SATVA

25. .TVAK SARA
• न्स्नग्धश्लक्ष्णमृदुप्रसन्न सूक्ष्माल्पगम्भीर सुक
ु मारलोमा सप्रभेव च त्वक् त्वक्
साराणां। सा सारता सुखसौभाग्यैश्वयोपभोगबुद्चधर्वद्यारोग्य प्रहषथणान्यायुष्यत्वं
चाचष्टे॥
• सुप्रसन्नामृदु त्वग्रोमानं त्वक्सारं र्वद्याददतत (su su)
Hair & skin
• Roma snigdhata – unctuousness / oiliness around the roots of hair follicle/ skin
• Roma shlakhnata – smoothness/ softness of skin, hair
• Slakshna twak – smooth skin
• Prasanna twak – clean skin
• Sukshma twak – minutness of skin

26. Gambira roma- deep rooted hair follicles Sukumara- tender & delicate skin& follicle
Prabha –good lustre & complexion of skin Suprasanna twak- pleasant& attractive
skin
Mrudu twak – soft skin Sukha - comfort and happiness
Sowbhagya- luck Aishwarya- fortune / wealth
Upabhoga- luxury Budhi- high intellect
Vidhya- good education Arogya- good health
• Praharshana- exhilaration Ayushya- good & prolonged life span

27. Importance of rasa
• रसजं पुरुषम ् र्वद्यात् रसं रक्षेत् प्रयत्नत: I (su su 14/12)
as rasa dhatu contain all nutrients required for body - living body
is a product of rasa.

28. AASHRAYA -AHASRAYI BHAAVA
• तत्रस्र्ातन न्स्र्तो वायु: र्पत्तं तु स्वेदरक्तयो: I
• श्लेष्मI शेषेषु तेनैषIमास्रयमIस्रतयणाम् ममर्: II
• यदेकस्य तदन्यस्य वधथन क्षपणोषधं I
• र्वकारान् साधयेत् शीघ्रं क्रमात्लङ्घनबृम्हणै I (A H SU)
• शेषेषु रस मांस मेदो मज्जा शुक्र मूत्र पुरीष प्रभृततषु (Arunadatta)

29. • The human body is made up of doshas dhatus and malas.
• while doshas predominantly contribute towards various functions.
• the dhatus form the structural components of the body.
• Mala gets eliminated from the body to keep the body healthy.
• but the doshas that are interrelated within our system work in synchronization.
• doshas have their abode in the dhatus and operate from there.
• asraya sambhanda - the inseparable relationship of abode and resident.
• here the dhatus are abodes and doshas living in them are residents.
• thus, dhatus and malas are ashrayas and doshas are ashrayis

30. • vata dosa located in the Asthi
• pitta dosa located in sweat and rakta
• kapha dosha located in rasa Mamsa, meda, Majja, Sukra, mutra and pureesha.
• doshas have found their places in their dhatus and malas which form their asrayas
• Importance:
• ashrayas & ashrayis have inseparable relationship & work in a synchronized way.
• normalcy and morbidity of asraya and asrayi affect mutually.
• it helps in planning appropriate treatment.
• it helps to understand the stages of diseases.

31. aashrayi aashraya
vata dosha Asthi
Pitta dosha sweat and Rakta
kapha dosha rasa Mamsa, meda, Majja,
Sukra, mutra and pureesha

32. HRDAYA
• हरतत ददातत यापयतत इतत हृदयं II
• that which procures, gives and maintains is hrdaya
• Hri- harati to take back
• Da- dadati to give
• Ya- yamyati to control
POSITION OF HEART
• द्वारमामाशयस्य च I
• सत्वददधाम ह्रदयं स्तनोर: कोष्टम्मर्धयगं II
• hrdaya faces towards the opening of stomach
• it is the seat of satva/ mind
• situated in between stana, uras and kosta

33. Functioning of hrdaya
• पुण्सडरीक
े ण सदृशम् ह्रदयं स्यादधोमुखं
• जाग्रतस्तद्र्वकसतत स्वपतात्स्च तनमीलतत
• hrdaya is similar to an inverted pundarika flower (white lotus) which blooms
when awake and close up during sleep.
Embryological development of hrdaya
• शोणणता कफ प्रसादजम् हृदयम्
• hrdaya is formed from sara part of shonita and kapha