| Keyword | Dosha Dooshya Sammoorchchhanaa |
| Type | N. |
| Etymology/ Definition | तथाविधो दोषदूष्यसम्मूर्च्छना जनितोर्व्याधि:। मा.नि.१/७ मधुकोष
सम्मूर्च्छित इति सम्मिलित । |
| Reference | S.Chi.38/38, S.Ni.10/10, M.Ni.1/7 Madhukosha |
| Literary Meaning | Sammoorchchhanaa means coming together. When Dosha and Dooshya , both come together manifesting themselves through the symptoms ( Poorvaroopa – Promordal symptoms ) it is said to be a state of a disease. |
| Implied Meaning | Only Dosha are unable to generate any disease. Both Dosha and defective body channels or Dhaatu are responsible for generation of a disease. |
| Elaboration | According to Pras`hastapada Sammoorchchhanaa indicates two different movements, motions coming together to form a new movement . In Ayurveda two or more different entities coming together to form an unstable, different entity is called Sammoorchchhanaa . It is not a stable continuous change. Dosha get vitiated due to their aggravating, pacifying causes. These vitiated Dosha while travelling through the body channels get stuck at a defective site. This association of Dosha and defective body tissues is Sammoorchchhanaa . It can be judged by the symptoms ( Poorvaroopa , Roopa ). The group of these symptoms is a disease. The association of Dosha and Dhaatu is the cause of a disease and the symptoms are the effect of this association. E. g. Group of 11 symptoms is Ekaadas ` ha Roopa Raajayakshmaa . |
| Synonyms | Vyaadhijanma |
| Contemporary Colloquial | Pathogenesis, Aetiopathology |
| Antonym | Dosha Dooshya Sammoorchchhanaa Bhanga, Vyaadhimoksha |
Last updated on June 14th, 2021 at 05:03 am