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Principleसिद्धांत

Suitability and habituation (satmya)

सात्म्य

Extracted from the text3 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
सात्म्यओकसात्म्य
Hindi
सात्म्यअनुकूलता
English
Suitability and habituationsuitabilityhabituationsatmya
Romanized
satmya

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Definition2

  • The introduction defines sātmya as considering the diet, habits and conduct that suit the body.

    Front matter · p. 14IntroductionTraditional description
  • Medicines, ordinary land, water, disease, body and other things whose use gives a person comfort are called suitable (sātmya); those whose use brings discomfort are called unsuitable (asātmya).

    Chapter 2 · p. 20 · v. 39Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Physiology2

  • The verse says that what is taken little by little in gradual order, even poison, comes to be digested, after which nothing harms the person, and that a thing becomes suitable (sātmya) within seven days.

    Chapter 2 · p. 20 · v. 40Sanskrit verseTraditional description

    Note: Traditional statement reported as written, not a recommendation.

  • The commentary says that if even poison is taken little by little in gradual order it can come to be digested without its harmful effect, so that no substance harms a person who has grown used to it; anything used regularly for seven days becomes suitable (sātmya) within that time.

    Chapter 2 · p. 20 · v. 40Hindi commentaryTraditional description

    Note: Traditional statement reported as written, not a recommendation.

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 15 times on 10 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

How should the physician choose an after-drink, according to the conclusion of the section on after-drinks?

By giving whatever the person craves, is wholesome for them and suits their constitution.

Detailed answer and sources
For how long is ghee or sesame oil drunk for oleation, and why not longer?

For three, five or seven days with the amount raised step by step; after that it becomes habituated (satmya), so it is not drunk beyond seven days.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Categories
Diet
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
10
Extraction tasks
T01, T02
Record id
concept_satmya