रस धातु

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Contents
• Etymology & Definition • Rasa- Samvahana
• Location • Vruddhi kshaya of rasa
• Properties • Description of Hrudaya
• Functions
• Pramana
• Physiology of Rasavaha
Srotas
• Formation of Rasa dhatu from
ahara rasa

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Etymology & Nirukti
• “ पवू ा, हार.य प0रणामधातो: य़ं तं रस इित च:ते ।” (च शा)
Rasa is the first dhatu that is formed after the
digestion of food.

• “रसगतौ धातु: अहरह: गEछित इGयते रस: ।” (सु स)ू

Rasa dhatu is the entity which is being circulated
throughout the body continuously.

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Location

• “ रसवहानां Kोतसां Lदयं मल

ू ं दश धमOया: ।” (च िव)
According to Charaka, Rasa is located in Rasavaha
srotas whose मल
ू is Lदय and ten धमनी.

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

• “ त.य Tुदय.थानं । “स Lदयात् च चतुिवW शित धमिन:
XिवYया ऊ[व, गा दश दशो अधोगािम अOय\तK\ ितय, ]गा:
^ॄ.Gनं शरीरं अहरह: तप, यित वध, यित धारयित……” (सु स)ू

According to Susruta, Heart and 24 dhamani

emerging from heart is the seat of Rasa dhatu along with
Rasavaha srotas as it circulates through Rasavaha srotas.

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Properties
• “ परमसcू म: स रस इGयुEयते । ” (सु स)ू
Rasa dhatu is minute in nature.

• “स खलु eवानुसा0र ….. सौfयं इित अवगfयते ।” ( डhहण)

Rasa dhatu is in liquid form and mild in nature.

• “रसो अिप Yमेjfवत् ।” (अ ह् स)ू

Rasa dhatu has the qualities similar to that of Kapha
dosha.
Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes
 Panchabhuta constitution of Rasa
• रस: आmय: ।
Rasa is composed of Jala mahabhuta predominantly.

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Functions of Rasa-dhatu
1. तp गभ, .य…… शरीरोपचय बलं वण, : ि.थितहा, िन\
रसजािन । (सु शा)
Rasa dhatu functions from intra-uterine life. Growth,
development, nutrition of गभ, depends on Rasa dhatu.
2. रस तुिuं Xीणनं रvपुिuं च करोित । (सु स)ू
तुिuं- satisfies the metabolic urges
Xीणनं- Nourishes the body
रvपुिuं- Forms the nutrition of blood

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

3. Formation of उपधातु
From the rasa dhatu, menstrual fluid (आत, व) in
female is formed as a उपधातु and the breast milk
(.तOया) production in females after the delivery is also
due to the Rasa dhatu.

4. “िकzं …. रस.य तु कफो.. ।”

कफ is formed as धातुमल during the formation of रस
धातु from िकz भाग

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 उपधातु- धातुमल
• उपधातु :
.तOया (Breastmilk)
आत, व ( menstrual blood)

• धातुमल:
}े jम

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 रसधातु माण

• “नव अOजलय: … ” (च स)ू

9 anjali
• Acharya Sushruta and Chakrapani say that metabolism
doesn’t allow measurement of any physiological entity
as the measurement depends on the quantity of food
intake and day to day activities.
 Physiology of रसवह Kोतस्
• “रसवहानां Kोतसां Lदयं मल
ू ं दशं च धमOय: । ” (च स)ू
Lदय & दश धमनी are the roots for रसवह Kोतस् which
is a channel/ pathway responsible for the circulation of rasa.

• “रसवहे ‚े, तयोम, ल

ू ं Lदयं रसविहOय\ धमOय: ।” (सु स)ू
There are 2 रसवह Kोतस्, for which the origin is Lदय
and धमनी
 Formation of Rasa dhatu from ahara rasa
• “ िकz्ं अOन.य िव„मp ू ं, रस.य तु कफोऽसज ॄ : । (च िच)
After digestion of food, the digested food is divided
into 2 portions सार भाग and िकz भाग.
सार भाग is again acted upon by रसधाGवाि]न and
devides the सार भाग into 3 portions
1. .थल ू ांश- forms the .थािय रस धातु
2. सcू मांश- forms the nourishment to the next धातु (रv)
3. मलांश- forms the उपधातु
Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes
 Ahara rasa

Acted upon by
Jatharagni

Sara
bhaga
Kitta Vit +
Acted upon by rasa dhatwagni
bhaga Mutra

sthulamsha sukshmamsha malamsha

Poshakamsha for rakta Dhatu mala Kapha

Rasa dhatu
dhatu
 रस संवहन

• The word संवहन means –to circulate

• Since Rasa dhatu has Drava Rupa ( Liquid nature), it is

mobile.

• The circulation is a continuous process (अहरह: गEछित).

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Factors responsible for circulation of Rasa

• रस: आ'य:

पंचमहाभत
ू composition of रस is जल which has सर
गुण as it’s innate nature which contributes रस to flow.

• )यान वात :

“ कृG.न दे हचरो ‰यानो रसवहनो[यत: ।”( सु िन)

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

• ‰यान is located in Lदय which is the mula of रसवह
Kोतस् is responsible for the movement of रस throughout
the body.

• To bring about circulation is the main function of Vyana

vata.

• It circulates in body.

• This circulation is ceaseless (continuous).

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 रस धातु :य ल:ण

•‹:ता – Dryness in the body

•Œम – exhaustion
•शोष – emaciation
•]लािन – tiredness
• शŽद असिहjणुता – intolerance to louder noise
•LGपीडा- Pain in cardiac region
•कfपा- tremors
•शOू यता- emptyness
•तjॄ णा - thirst
Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes
 रस धातु विॄ • ल:ण
• रसो अिप }े jमवत् । (अ हॄ स)ू
Symptoms of increased rasa are similar to that of
increased kapha.

• “ }े jमाि]नसदन Xसेक आल.य गौरवम् ।

•ैGयYयैGय }थांगGवं •ासकासितिनeता ॥ ”

(अ हॄ स)ू
Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes
• अि]नसदन – Loss of digestive fire
• Xसेक – Excessive salivation
• आल.य – laziness
• गौरवम् –heaviness
• •ैGय- whitish discolouration
• YयैGय – feeling of coldness
• }थांगGवं- losseness of body parts
• •ास – difficulty in breathing
• कािसGवं - cough
Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes
 Description of Hrudaya
• Lदय is the मल
ू of रसवह Kोतस्

• Heart is responsible for circulation of Rasa as the most

important factor responsible for Rasa samvahana i.e.
vyana vata is located in Lदय.

• ‰यानो Lिद ि.थत:… । & साधकं L”तं िप•म् ।

Lदय is the seat for Vyana vata and sadhaka pitta.
Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes
 Structure of Hridaya
“ पु„डरीकेन सदश ॄ ं Lदय .यात् अधोमुखम् ।
जा–त.तत् िवकसित .वपत\ िनमीलित ।” (सु शा)
Lदय appears like inverted lotus (adhomukha
pundarika). It is in expanded form in day time and
contracted during nights.

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 Location of Hridaya
• “.तनोम, [यं अिधuायोर.यामाशय‚ारं सGवरज.तमां
अिध—ानं Lदयं नाम् । ” (सु शा)

Lदय is located in between 2 mammary glands and

orifice of amashaya. Lदय is the seat of सGव – रज - तम

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

 दय - कम

• “Lदयं मनस: .थानं ओजि\िOतत.य च ।

मांस पेशीचयो रvप™कारं ॥

योिगनो यp पYयिOत सfयग् šयोित: समािहता: ।

रसो: य: .वEछाOतां ……… तp अवितuते ॥

ततो ‰यानेन िवि:›: कॄG.नं देहे Xप[œते ।” (अ हॄ स)ू

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes

• Lदय is the seat of Atma- Manas- Para ojas
• Lदय is the seat of Chetana Dhatu
• It is formed of peshi and looks like red colored inverted
lotus
• When any injury occurs to Lदय, then the person faints or
even dies.
• Lदय is called as Mahat and Artha

Dr Chetana- Rasa Dhatu notes