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| Upalepana (~cause act of smearing), Purana (~cause healing), brumhana (~increases mass), Samsleshara (~avoids binding to the dhatus), vajikarana (~aphrodisiac) | | Upalepana (~cause act of smearing), Purana (~cause healing), brumhana (~increases mass), Samsleshara (~avoids binding to the dhatus), vajikarana (~aphrodisiac) | ||
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|+ Table 4: Assessment of eight potencies (ashtavidha veerya) [Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 41/11] | |||
! Type of veerya | |||
! Panchamahabhoota prominence | |||
! Method of assessment | |||
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| Sheeta | |||
| Ambu (Jala) | |||
| Sparshagrahya (~assessed by touch) | |||
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| Ushna | |||
| Agni | |||
| Sparshagrahya (~assessed by touch) | |||
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| Snigdha | |||
| Prithvi + Ambu | |||
| Chakshugrahya(~assessed by visionary sense) | |||
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| Ruksha | |||
| Vayu | |||
| Chakshugrahya (~assessed by visionary sense) | |||
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| Mrudu | |||
| Jala + Aakasha | |||
| Sparshagrahya (~Assessed by touch) | |||
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| Tikshna | |||
| Agni | |||
| Mukha dukhotpeedanat (~assessed by the effect on buccal mucosa) | |||
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| Picchila | |||
| Jala | |||
| Chakshu+sparshagrahya (~assessed by visionary sense and touch) | |||
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| Vishada | |||
| Prithvi + Vayu (Kshiti-sameerana) | |||
| Chakshu+Sparshagrahya (~assessed by visionary sense and touch) | |||
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