Weak agni (mandagni)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: मन्दाग्नि
Hindi: मंदाग्निमंद अग्निकमजोर पाचन
English: Weak agniweak digestionmandagni
Romanized: mandagni

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Definition1

A footnote defines weak fire as the fire that cannot digest even food eaten in a small amount.
Chapter 2 · p. 15 · v. 12FootnoteTraditional description

Causes1

Weak digestive fire is said to arise from aggravated kapha.
Chapter 2 · p. 15 · v. 12Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

The text pairs suitable emesis together with nasal therapy with the digestive fire troubled by kapha, the last of the measures named in order for vāta, pitta and kapha.
Chapter 2 · p. 16 · v. 13Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Discussed in topics9

Assessing the digestive fireजठराग्नि का विचार Liquid, dry, once-daily and twice-daily foodद्रव, शुष्क, एककाल और द्विकाल भोजन Measures that increase the digestive fireअग्नि बढ़ाने के उपाय Miscellaneous rules of purgationविरेचन के प्रकीर्ण विषय Signs of a dry (un-oleated) personरूक्ष मनुष्य के लक्षण The kinds of disordered digestive fireविकृत जठराग्नि के भेद Treatment of irregular and other disordered firesविषमाग्नि आदि की चिकित्सा Water and foods for rekindling the digestive fireअग्निवर्धन के लिए जल आदि का सेवन When the gruel is withheldयवागू पान का निषेध

Questions1

Which states of the digestive fire does chapter 2 describe, how are they defined, and which procedures does the text pair with the disordered ones?द्वितीय परिच्छेद में जठराग्नि की कौन सी अवस्थाएँ बताई गई हैं, उनकी परिभाषा क्या है और विकृत अग्नियों के लिए ग्रन्थ कौन से कर्म बताता है?

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Conception and the growing embryoगर्भोत्पत्तिलक्षण

Questions and answers

Which states of the digestive fire does chapter 2 describe, how are they defined, and which procedures does the text pair with the disordered ones?

Balanced fire digests a proper meal properly; irregular fire (from vāta) sometimes digests it and sometimes not; sharp fire (from pitta) digests even an excessive meal; weak fire (from kapha) cannot digest even a small one. The text pairs enema therapy, purgation, and emesis with nasal therapy with the vāta, pitta and kapha types in that order.

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