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Principleसिद्धांत

Seasons (ritu)

ऋतु (मौसम) · ऋतु

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
ऋतुषड्ऋतु
Hindi
ऋतुमौसमछह ऋतुएं
English
Seasonsseasonsritusix seasons
Romanized
ritu

What the text says

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Classification3

  • The six seasons, two months each, are listed from Caitra: vasanta (also called madhu, when flowers and fruits flourish) in Caitra and Vaiśākha, grīṣma in Jyeṣṭha and Āṣāḍha, varṣā in Śrāvaṇa and Bhādrapada, śarad in Āśvina and Kārtika, hemanta in Mārgaśīrṣa and Pauṣa, and śiśira in Māgha and Phālguna.

    Chapter 4 · p. 45 · v. 6Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Each day is said to pass through the six seasons as the year does: forenoon is spring, midday summer, afternoon (evening) prāvṛṭ, the first part of the night the rains, midnight autumn and the pre-dawn period hemanta.

    Chapter 4 · p. 45 · v. 7Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • The editor's note says Ayurveda divides the seasons in two ways. Besides the scheme from Caitra, a second one runs: varṣā in Bhādrapada and Āśvayuja (Kvār), śarad in Kārtika and Mārgaśīrṣa (Agahan), hemanta in Pauṣa and Māgha, vasanta in Phālguna and Caitra, grīṣma in Vaiśākha and Jyeṣṭha, and prāvṛṭ in Āṣāḍha and Śrāvaṇa.

    Chapter 4 · p. 46 · v. 8Editorial noteTraditional description

Other2

  • A footnote explains that the daily round of seasons is given in order to know at what time of each day a dosha accumulates or is aggravated.

    Chapter 4 · p. 45 · v. 7FootnoteTraditional description
  • According to the editor, the first scheme concerns bodily strength and taste: in the rains, autumn and hemanta the sour, salty and sweet tastes are strong and the strength of living beings rises progressively, and the northern and southern ayanas follow this scheme; the second scheme concerns accumulation, aggravation and elimination of the doshas.

    Chapter 4 · p. 46 · v. 8Editorial noteTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 21 times on 12 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

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Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Categories
Time and season
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
12
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
concept_ritu