Sara
In Charaka Samhita, the tissue or quality best developed in a person, of eight kinds from skin to mind (sattva). It belongs to a physician's examination; a Samudrika reader only names it.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: सार
What is the rule behind Sara?
Charaka examines eight saras, the tissue or quality best developed in a person: skin, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, shukra (reproductive essence) and mind (sattva). It belongs to a physician's examination; a Samudrika reader only names it as the text describes.
Source: Charaka Samhita
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- UrnaA tuft of hair between the brows, one of the Buddhist 32 marks of a great man.
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What does Sara mean in Samudrika Shastra?
In Charaka Samhita, the tissue or quality best developed in a person, of eight kinds from skin to mind (sattva). It belongs to a physician's examination; a Samudrika reader only names it. Charaka examines eight saras, the tissue or quality best developed in a person: skin, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, shukra (reproductive essence) and mind (sattva). It belongs to a physician's examination; a Samudrika reader only names it as the text describes.
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