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Principleसिद्धांत

Malas (body wastes)

मल (त्रिमल) · त्रिमल

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
त्रिमलमलत्रय
Hindi
मलत्रिमलमूत्रपसीना
English
Malasmalasbody wastesexcreta
Romanized
malatrimala

What the text says

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Definition1

  • The introduction says that doṣas accumulated in excess take the form of mala, and that substances useless for the body's work, which soil the body and cause distress, are also called mala; malas that remain useful to the body for a time, for its sustenance, are called mala-dhātu.

    Front matter · p. 12IntroductionTraditional description

Classification3

  • It says mala is of two kinds: gross mala, such as faeces, urine and sweat, and extremely subtle mala, quoted as hard to perceive.

    Front matter · p. 13IntroductionTraditional description
  • Tears and sticky eye-dirt leave by the eyes and ear-wax by the ears; from the mouth come spittle, nasal mucus, vāta, pitta and the dirt of tongue and teeth.

    Chapter 3 · p. 28 · v. 10Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Nasal mucus (siṅghāṇa) leaves by the nose, along with the dried matter formed from it in the nostrils, and semen, urine, faeces and blood flow from the two lower openings.

    Chapter 3 · p. 28 · v. 11Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Anatomy1

  • The body is said to hold one prastha of urine and half an āḍhaka of faeces.

    Chapter 3 · p. 28 · v. 8Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 123 times on 75 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Categories
Mala
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
75
Extraction tasks
T01, T02
Record id
concept_mala