| Keyword | Rasavaha Srotas |
| Type | S. |
| Etymology/ Definition | रसवहानां स्रोतसां हृदयं मूलं दश च धमन्य: । च. वि. ५ रसवहे द्वे, तयोर्मूलं हृदयं रसवाहिन्यश्च धमन्य:; तत्र विद्धस्य शोष:प्राणवहविद्धवच्च मरणं तल्लिङ्गानि च । सु. शा. ९/१२ |
| Reference | S.Sha.10/12, C.Vi.5/8 |
| Literary Meaning | Rasa means constituent fluid or essential juice of the body , serum , the primary juice called chyle ( formed from the food and changed by the bile into blood ) M. W. |
| Implied Meaning | Channel carrying Rasa Dhaatu |
| Elaboration | Aahaara Rasa enters in to Rasavaha Srotas ; there it turns in to Rasa Dhaatu by action of Rasa Dhaatvagni . The optimum quality of Rasa manifests on the skin. Moolasthaana ( origin of the channel ) – Hridaya, Rasavaahi Dhamanee Causes of vitiation – Guru, S`heeta, Ati Snigdha, Ati Maatra, Samas`hana, Chintana Viddha Lakshan`a ( symptoms of derangement ) – S`hosha , all symptoms same as Viddha Lakshan`a of Praan`avaha Srotas . |
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