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Tridosha · ത്രിദോഷം

ത്രിദോഷം — Tridosha

The Foundation of Ayurveda

Seven in-depth articles tracing the Tridosha framework — Vata, Pitta, Kapha — from the classical shlokas of Ashtanga Hridayam + Charaka Samhita to its modern Kerala therapeutic applications. Bilingual: മലയാളം primary, English companion.

The three doshas at a glance

80 types

Vata

വാത (वात)

Elements:
Akasha + Vayu (Space + Air)
Qualities:
Dry · Light · Cold · Rough · Subtle · Mobile
Body sites:
Colon, joints, ears, bones, nervous system
Governs:
Movement, nerve impulse, breath, elimination
40 types

Pitta

പിത്ത (पित्त)

Elements:
Agni + Apas (Fire + Water)
Qualities:
Hot · Sharp · Light · Liquid · Pungent smell
Body sites:
Small intestine, liver, blood, eyes, skin
Governs:
Digestion, transformation, vision, intellect
28 types

Kapha

കഫ (कफ)

Elements:
Apas + Prithvi (Water + Earth)
Qualities:
Heavy · Slow · Cool · Oily · Smooth · Stable
Body sites:
Chest, lungs, stomach, joints, brain (cerebrospinal)
Governs:
Structure, lubrication, immunity, stability

वायुः पित्तं कफश्चेति त्रयो दोषाः समासतः।

विकृताविकृता देहं घ्नन्ति ते वर्तयन्ति च॥

— Ashtanga Hridayam, Sutrasthana 1.6

"Vata, Pitta, Kapha — these are the three doshas, in brief. When vitiated they destroy the body; when balanced they sustain it."

The 7-article series

Each article available in Malayalam (primary) and English. Classical shlokas embedded; Kerala-tradition therapies cross-linked.

Discover your dosha

നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രകൃതി കണ്ടെത്തുക

25 questions, 4 minutes. The Tridosha framework only becomes useful when you know your own constitution. Free.

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