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Food and sleep are the determinants of obesity and emaciation. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/51] Night vigil causes dryness in body, while day sleep causes unctuousness. This leads to the aggravation of [[vata]] [[dosha]] and [[kapha]] [[dosha]] respectively. Sleeping in a sitting posture does not influence [[dosha]] equilibrium. It causes neither too dryness nor unctuousness. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/50] | Food and sleep are the determinants of obesity and emaciation. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/51] Night vigil causes dryness in body, while day sleep causes unctuousness. This leads to the aggravation of [[vata]] [[dosha]] and [[kapha]] [[dosha]] respectively. Sleeping in a sitting posture does not influence [[dosha]] equilibrium. It causes neither too dryness nor unctuousness. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/50] | ||
This article deals with the physiology of sleep, its classification, and its importance in healthy and diseased conditions described in Ayurveda texts. | This article deals with the physiology of sleep, its classification, and its importance in healthy and diseased conditions described in Ayurveda texts. | ||
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==Etymology and derivation== | ==Etymology and derivation== | ||
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