vata
वात vātaThe bodily dosha of air and space, the principle of movement: breath and prana, circulation, nerve impulse, elimination. Its disturbance is classically read as the root of the widest range of disorders.
Where this term appears
- What is Ayurveda? Essentials
The two doshas nobody counts Everyone has heard of the three. Vata , born of air and space, the principle of movement.
- The Three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas) Essentials
The doshas, vata , pitta , and kapha , are the three biological humours that govern the physical body in Ayurveda.
- Who is the Goddess? Deities
…वनानि विश्वा । परो दिवा पर एना पृथिव्यैतावती महिना सं बभूव ॥ aham eva vāta iva pra vāmy ārabhamāṇā bhuvanāni viśvā paro divā para enā pṛthivyaitāvatī mahinā saṃ babhūva "I breathe a strong breath like the wind …
- Dakshinamurti: Shiva as the silent guru Deities
…रुर्युवा । गुरोस्तु मौनं व्याख्यानं शिष्यास्तुच्छिन्नसंशयाः ॥ Chitram vata-taror mule vriddhah shishya gurur yuva A wonder: under the banyan tree, the disciples are old and the guru is young.