APPLIED ASPECTS OF

VEERYAM

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 CONTENTS
• Nirukthi
• Lakshana
• Veeryavaada
• Panchabouthikata of veerya
• Veerya upalabdhi
• Veerya karma
• Veerya nirdhaarana
• Classificaton of rasa acc to veerya

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• Applied aspects of veerya
veerya in rithucharya
veerya and aahara
veerya dosha of jala
Veerya and viruddha
veerya and oushadha
veerya and upakrama
• Interpretation of veerya
• Modern aspects : Phytochemicals
• Veerya praadhaanya
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निरुक्ति
•The etymology of the word veerya is from वीर् विक्रान्तो
(dravyamoulika sidhanta), Means, that which is
powerful, or potent.

• वीरयते विक्रन्त: कर्मसमर्था भवति अनेन इति वीर्यम् (P V Sharma)

Factor which is responsible for producing any action.

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 वीर्य लक्षणं
• येन कु र्वन्ति तत् वीर्यम् l (च.सू 26/13, सु.सू 41/5)

• वीर्यम् तु क्रियते येन य़ा क्रिया l नावीर्यम् कु रुते किन्चित् सर्वा वीर्य कृ ता

क्रिया l
(च.सू 26/65)

• कर्मलक्षणं वीर्यं l (र.वै.सू)

• वीर्यं शक्ति l (sivdas sen)

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• Veerya is the ability / potency of a dravya by
means of which the action is performed
efficiently.

• There cannot be any action without the

involvement of veerya.

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 DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF VEERYA

Mainly classified into:

 Sakthiveerya vaada /Bahu vidha veerya vaada/

Dravya veerya vaada

 Paaribhashika vaada (Guna veerya vaada)

 Karma veerya vada

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 SAKTHI VEERYA VADA
• Acharya caraka and Vriddha vagbhata accepts this.

• Each dravya pocess its own veerya or sakthi, hence

number of veerya is innumerable.

• According to vridha vagbhata,it is sakti matra virya

vaada.

• Veeya is a power which is inherited in a dravya.

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 PAARIBHASHIKA VIRYA VAADA

• Also called Guna verya vaada.

• Susrutha and Ashtanga Hridayakara proposed this
concept.

• Paaribhashika virya vaada can be 2,

1. Ashtavidha veerya vaada (sakthyuthkarsha veerya

vaada)
2. Dwividha veerya vaaada (shakti viseshothkarsha
vaada)
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 ASHTAVIDHA VEERYA VAADA

• Also called sakthyuthkarsha veerya vaada

• 8 qualities among 20 gurvaadi gunas

• गुर्वाद्या वीर्यमुच्यन्ते शक्तिमन्तो अन्यथा गुणा: l

परं सामर्थ्यहीनत्वात् गुणा ऎव इतरे गुणा: ll
(अ.स.सू)

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• गुर्वादिषु एव वीर्याख्या तेनान्वर्थेति वर्ण्य़ते l
(अ.ह्र्.सू)
o समग्र गुण सारत्व : Among 20 gunas these 8 are
more potent. stable even after
contact with jataragni.
o शक्त्युत्कर्षत्व : These 8, overpowers other gunas.
o व्यवहाराय मुख्यत्वात् : Widely used in common practise
o बहु ग्रहणात् : Commonly mentioned in classics
o अग्र ग्रहणात् : Being considered first.

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 ASHTAVIDHA VEERYA

Charaka (soo.26) Susrutha (soo.40) Vagbhata (soo 17)

Mridu Mridu Manda

Tikshna Tikshna Tikshna
Guru Pichila Guru
Laghu Visada Laghu
Snigdha Snigdha Snigdha
Rooksha Rooksha Rooksha
Ushna Ushna Ushna
Seetha Seetha Seetha
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 DWIVIDHA VEERYA VAADA

• Also called shakti viseshothkarsha vaada

USHNA
VEERYA
SEETHA
• नानात्मकमपि द्रव्यमग्निषोमौ महIबलौ I
व्यक्ताव्यक्तम् जगदिव नातिक्रामति जातुजित्।
(अ.सं.सू.१७।२४)
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 KARMA VIRYA VAADA

• कर्म लक्षणं वीर्यम् (र.वै.सू.१/१६९)

• Proposed by Bhadanta nagarjuna and supported by

Bhavaprakasa and Nimi.

• According to this virya should be defined on the basis

of karma only.

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 A C C O R D N G T O N IM I

1. Adhobhagahara Jala + prithwi

2. Urdha bagahara Agni + vayu
3. Ubhayatho bagahara Prithwi + akasa + vayu
4. Sangrahika Prithwi + vayu
5. Samsamana Vayu + jala + prithwi
6. Dipana Prithwi + agni
7. Jivaniya Prithwi + jala
8. Pranaghna Vayu+ agni
9. Madana Vayu+ agni
10. Sithikarana Jala
11. Sothakara Jala + prithwi
12. Sothaghna Vayu+ akasa
13. Pacana Agni
14. Darana Vayu+ agni
15. Ropana Vayu + jala + prithwi
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PANCHABOUTHIKATA OF VEERYA

VEERYA PANCHABHOUTIK CONSTITUITION

Tikshna Agni
Ushna Agni
Guru Prithwi, Jala
Seetha Prithwi, Jala
Snigdha Jala
Mridu Jala, Akasa
Ruksha Vayu
Laghu Agni, Akasa, Vayu
Pichila Prithwi, Jala
Visada Prithwi,Vayu
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 VIRYA UPALABDHI (cha. Su.26)

• निपात : by means of • अधिवास : percieve only

contact with skin or after digestion.
tongue
• Anumana
• Prathyaksha

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 Example (cha.soo,26/66,chakrapani )
EXAMPLE VEERYA SITE OF TYPE OF
ACTION OBSERVATIO
N
Anupa mamsa Ushna veerya Adhivaasa Anumana
Maricha Tiksna veerya Nipatha Pratyaksha

Maricha Ushnaveerya Nipatha & Prathyaksha &

Adhivasa Anumana

saindhava Seetha virya Adhivasa Anumana

lavana

Sarshapa Thekshna Nipatha Prathyaksha

veerya 18
 Acc to Susrutha

• Sparsha • Chakshu

Mridu Snighd
Seetha a
Ushna Rooksa

Pichila
Tikshna
Visada
• Chakshu • Mukha
• Sparsha sparsha

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 VEERYA KARMA

• तत्र उष्णं दहनपचनस्वेदनविलयनानिलकफशमनानि करोति I

शीतं ह्लादनस्तम्भनजीवनरक्तपित्तप्रसादनादीनि II
(Ash. San. 17)
• तत्रोष्णं भ्रमतृट्ग्लानि स्वेददाहशुपाकिताः I
शमं च वातकफयोः करोति, शिशिरं पुनः II
ह्लादनं जीवनं स्तम्भं प्रसादं रक्तपित्तयोः I
(Ash. Hri. 9)

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Veerya Dosha karma Karma

Seetha Pitha samana Sthambhana, prahladana, vishandhana,

Kapha vathakara sthireekarana, prasadana, kledana, jeevana,
balya, guru, vrushya.

Ushna Kapha vatha samana Swedana, dahana, pacana, moorchana,,

Pithakara vamana, virechana, vilayana, bhrama thrushna
glaani karaka, avrushya, laghu

Snighda Vathahara Snehana, brimhana, santharpana, vajeekarana,

vayasthapana
Rooksha Kaphahara, vaathakara Virookshana, sangrahana, peedana, ropana

Guru Vaathahara Brimhana, upalepa, samsleshana, vaajeekarana

Laghu Kaphahara Langhana, lekhana, kleda aachooshana,

virookshana
Mridu Pithahara Raktha prasadana, susparsana
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Theekshna Kaphahara Sangrahana, avadaarana, sraavana
• किञ्चित् रसेन कु रुते कर्म पाके न चापरं I
द्रव्यं गुणेन वीर्येण प्रभावेनैव किञ्चन II
( Ash. San. 17)

According to Indu , तृट् शमनादि वीर्येण

Thrit samana of madhu is due to its veerya.

• रसं विपाकस्तौ वीर्यं प्रभावस्तान् व्यपोहति I

बलसाम्ये रसादीनामिति नैसर्गिकं बलं II
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 Veerya nirdhaarana
• Samana prathyarabdha dravyas or prakriti sama samaveta
dravyas.
RASA VIPAKA VEERYA
Madhura Madhura Seetha
Amla Amla Ushna
Lavana Madhura Seetha
Katu Katu Ushna
Tiktha Katu Seetha
Kashaya Katu Seetha
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ACHINTHYA VEERYA
• There are group of drugs which will not yield veerya in
accordance with rasa etc…

DRAVYA RASA VEERYA

Anupamamsa Madhura Ushna
Amalaki Amla Seeta
Saindhava lavana Lavana Anushna
Gudoochi, Arka, Agaru Thikta Ushna
Bruhat panchamoola Kashaya tikta Ushna
Hareetaki Kashaya Ushna
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 Example of drug action based on veerya
(su.soo.40/5)
Drug Rasa Karma Veerya

Brihat Kashaya thiktha Vathahara Ushna

panchamoola

Kulatha Kashaya Vathahara Snighdha

Palandu Katu Vathahara Snighdha

Ikshurasa Madhura Vathakara Seetha

Pippali Katu Vathahara Mridu-seetha

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Aamalaki Amla Pithahara Mridu-seetha

Saindhava Lavana Pithahara Mridu-seetha

Kaakamachi Thiktha Pithakara Ushna

Mathsya Madhura Pithakara Ushna

Moolaka Katu Kaphakara Snighda

Kapitha Amla Kaphahara Rooksha

Madhu Madhura Kaphahara Rooksha

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 Classificaton of rasa acc to veerya
(Ash. San.17)
Ushna : Katu Amla Lavana

Sitha : Thiktha Kashaya Madhura

Guru : Lavana Kashaya Madhura

Laghu : Amla Katu Thiktha

Snighda : Lavana Amla Madhura

Rooksha : Thiktha Katu Kashaya

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APPLIED ASPECTS OF VEERYA
Applied aspects of veerya can be studied on the basis of :

– Swastha vrutha
Rithucharya
Ahara

– Athura vrutha
Oushada
Kriyakrama

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 Veerya in Rithucharya

Rithu Adviced to take

Hemantha Madhura, Amla, Lavana, Snighda, Ushna

Sisira Madhura, Amla, Lavana, Snighda, Ushna

Varsha Madhura, Amla, Lavana, Snighda, Ushna

Vasantha Thiktha, Katu, Kashaya, Rooksha, Ushna

Greeshma Madura,, Snighdha, Seetha

Sarat Madhura, Thiktha, Kashaya, Rooksha, Seetha

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 Veerya in Rithucharya

• Seetha annapaana is adviced in : Greeshma and Sarat

rithu

• Ushna annapaana Is adviced in : Hemantha, sisira,

Vasantha, Varsha.
(Ash. Hri. 3)

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 Lepas told in various rithu

• Hemantha : Kumkuma (ushna veerya) lepa is

adviced.

• Greeshma : Karpoora and Chandana (seetha) lepa is

adviced

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 According to Susrutha

Seetha veerya ahara Ushna veerya ahara

Those who are affected with Those who are affected

• Thrushna with
• Ushna
• Mada
• Kapha vatha disorders
• Daha
• Rakthapitha
• Viriktha
• Visha • Snehapeetha
• Moorcha • Aklinna kaaya
• Sthri klantha 32
 Veerya dosha of JALA
• In susrutha samhitha, while discussing about
properties of jala varga, he mentions 6 doshas
of jala, one among them is veerya dosha.

• Veerya dosha of jala causes, thrushna,

gourava, soola, kaphaprasaseka,

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 Viruddha
• Among viruddha types mentioned by susrutha, rasa viruddha
is described.
• Combination of rasa which are viruddha based on its veerya
are :
• Madhura and amla
• Madhura and lavana
• Katu and thiktha
• Katu and kashaya
• Caraka also mentioned “veerya viruddha” as one among 18
types of virudha.
• Combination of seetha and ushna veerya dravya together is
prohibited.
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VEERYA OF DIFFERENT DRUGS
• Pippali : When it is in aardra avastha it is seetha
veerya and become ushna veerya when it is sushka.

• Alabu : In Bala avastha seetha veeryam, when

become pakwa it is ushna veerya.

• Kooshmandam : In bala avastha it is seetha veerya

and pitha hara, while it become pakwa it become
ushna veerya and pithakara
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• Paalevatha is of 2 types, madhura and amla.
Madhura variety is having seetha veerya and amla
variety is having ushna veerya.

• Dhanyamla :Ushna veerya and Seeta in touch.

• Palasa: Pushpa pocess seetavirya and Palasa beeja

Ushnavirya

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VEERYA AND OUSHADHA

• रस प्रधानमाहारं वीर्यप्रधानमौषधं
(cha. Soo/2/ chakrapaani)

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 DOSAGE ACC TO VEERYA

• 1.Tikshna : 1karsha (eg: Sunti)

• 2.Madhyama : 2karsha (eg:
Vilwa,Agnimantha)
• 3.Manda : 4karsha (eg: Amalaki)

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 Dravya sangrahana
(su.soo.36/5) (saa. Pra.1/55)

Ushna veerya Seetha veerya

• Should be collected during • Should be collected during
aadaana kaala (Agneya visarga kaala (Soumya
rithu) rithu)

• So that it wil be • It will be predominant with

predominent with katu, madhura, snighda and
rooksha and ushna property. seetha properties.

• From Vindhya region • From Himalaya region

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 Saveeryatha avadhi
• गुणहीनं भवेत् वर्षादूर्ध्ं तद्रूपं औषधं l (saarangadhara)
Kalpana Shelf life

Choorna 2 months

Gutika., Lehyam 1 year

Ghritha, Thaila 4 months/ 1 year 4 months

Laghupaaka Oushadhi 1 year

Asava, arishta, Dhathu, Rasoushadi Puraana

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 Classification of Ganas based on veerya
Ushna veerya
Seetha veerya
• Asanaadi
• Vidaryaadi
• Varanaadi
• Saaribaadi
• Ushakaadi
• Parooshakaadi
• Veeratharaadi
• Anjanaadi
• Lodhraadi
• Patolaadi
• Arkaadi
• Gudoochyaadi
• Mushkakaadi
• Nimbaadi
• Vacaadi
• Kakolyaadi
• Musthaadi
• Padmakadi
• Pippalyaadi
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Classification of dasemani based on veerya

Ushna veerya
• Lekhaneeya • Vishagna
• Bhedhaneeya • Swedopaga
• Deepaneeya • Asthapanopaga
• Varnya • Sirovirechanopaga
• Kantya • Hikka nigrahana
• Hridya • Kasahara
• Thriptigna • Swayathuhara
• Arsogna • Seetha prasamana
• Krimigna • Soola prasamana.
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Seetha veerya
• Jeevaniya • Moothra sangrahaneeya
• Brimhaneeya • Sramahara
• Balya • Daaha prasamana
• Kantugna • Udarda prasamana
• Sthanya janana • Sonithaasthapana
• Sukra janana • Prajaasthaapana
• Snehopaga
• Thrishna nigrahana
• Purisha sangrahaneeya
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 Classification of 6 upakrama based on veerya

• 6 upakramas can be grouped into two based on

veerya.
Ushna veerya Seetha veerya

Rookshana Snehana

Swedana sthambana

langhana Brimhana

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 Upanaha
• Upanaha sweda is one among 4 swedas mentioned by
acharyas.’
• It is a procedure where some ushna veerya drugs and
dravas are used to tie in a localised area for mitigating
vata.
• Drugs used for upanaha includes, gandha dravyas,
dhanyas, lavana, sarshapa, kinva, vaca, devadaru,
rasna, eranda, madhuka, surakitta, suktha, dhanyamla,
lavana, masthu, etc…
• The charma used for covering should also pocess
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 INTERPRETATION OF VEERYA
• Shri. Devendra Sukla, conducted various studies for
giving a valid intrepertation to the concept Veerya
(1978).

• He tested 37 Ushna veerya and 24 seetha veerya

drugs.

• His findings suggest that ushna veerya drugs produce

exothermic reactions and seetha veerya drugs produce
endothermic reaction.
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 USHNA SEETHA
Reaction in distilled Exothermic Endothermic
water
Reaction in artificial Exothermic Endothermic
gastric juices
Appetite Increased Decreased
Sleep Decreased Increased
Blood pressure Increased Decreased
Stool Hard/ become Smooth
difficult to pass
Urine output Decreased Increased
Basal Metabolic Rate Increased Decreased
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 Determination of exothermic and
endothermic reaction of a drug-study

• 100 ml distilled water taken in a conical flask and

temperature is noted.
• 10 gms of fine powder of drug added to that water
and temp noted.
• Temperature noted for an hour.
• Fall in 1 degree faren heat suggests that the drug
taken is seethavirya, and vice versa in case of ushna
virya.

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 Action of veerya
• According to Dr.K.Nishteswar, on his thesis work “A
comprehensive study of veerya.”, it is suggested that
• Action of a drug, when it came to contact with tongue
mrudu and theekshna veerya ( level of perception)
• At the level of koshta : Snighda and Rooksha veerya
(level of digestion)
• At the level of srothas : Seetha and Ushna veerya
(transportation)
• At the level of dhathu : Guru and Laghu veerya
(assimilation)
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