SROTASES
ALEN JOSEPH
ALEN JOSEPH
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ETYMOLOGY
Derived from the root "स्रवणे"(sravaņa) meaning to exude, permeate, or ooze.
definition
मूमूमूलात्
लात्
ल खादन्तरं देहे
ात् खादन्तरं देदे हहेे प्रसृतं
प्रसृत
प्रसृ तंं त्वभिवाहि
त्त्वव भवा
भवा ह यत्।
यत्
ह यत्।
ोतस्त द
ोतस्त
स्रोतस्तदिति दत वव ेयेयंं सिराधमनिवर्जितम्।।
त विज्ञेयं सराधम नव
सराधम नव ज तम्।।
जतम्
९/१३)
(Susrutasamhitha sarirasthanam ९/१३)
Srōtases are those that carry substances from their sources and spread throughout the body
between tissue spaces. In this context, sirās and dhamanīs are not included.
ोतं स
ोतं
स्रोतंसि खलु परिणाममापद्यमानानां
स खलु पप रणाममापद्यमानानां
रणाममापद्यमानानां
धातून
धातू नाम भवाही नन भवन्त्ययनाथन।
ाम भवाही भवन्त्ययनाथन।
Ca:vi.5/3
Channels serving as vehicles for transporting dhātus undergoing constant metabolic
transformation.
Structural Definition
....स्रवणात् स्रोतां
....स्रवणात् स्रोतां स.....
स.....
Defined by their association with secretion (sravanam).
origin of srotas
यथाथमूषषणाायु
यथाथमू णाायु ोवायु
ोवायुःः स्रोतां
स्रोतां सदारये
सदारयेतत््।
Formed by the purposeful cleavage of body tissues by vayu working with ūşma (body
heat).
Anatomical Scope
मूमूल
लात्
मूलात् खादन देदे हहेे प्रसृ
ात् खादन प्रसृततंं त्व
त्व भवा
भवा हह यत्
यत् । स्रोतस्त
स्रोतस्त दद तत वव ेयेयंं सराधम
सराधम न-व
न-व जतम्
जतम् [Link] 9/13
Carries substances from sources through tissue spaces, specifically excluding sirās
(veins) and dhamanīs (arteries).
Synonyms of Srotases
Srotāmsi, Sirāh, Dhamanyaḥ, Rasayanah, Rasavāhinyah, Nādyah, Panthānaḥ, Mārgāḥ,
sarīrachidrāņi, Samvṛtāsamvṛtāni, Sthānāni, Āśayāḥ, Niketāḥ.
Types of strosases
BAHYA (External Orifices)
ABHYANTHARA (Internal Channels
Types of Bahya Srotas
ोतां स
ोतां
"नव स्रोतांसि
स ।"
" ोतां
"स्रोतां स ना
ोतां स ना सक
सकेे कण
कण नेनेत्रत्रेे पाय्वास्यमे
पाय्वास्यमेहहनम्
नम् । स्तनौ
स्तनौ रक्तपथ
रक्तपथ ेे तत नारीणाम
नारीणाम धक
धकंं त्रयम्
त्रयम् ॥"
Nine orifices: 2 nostrils, 2 ears, 2 eyes, anal orifice, mouth, and urethral orifice.
Females have 3 additional: 2 mammary gland openings and the yoni (vaginal orifice).
Types of Abhyantara Srōtases
जी वतायतनन्यन्तः
जी वतायतनन्यन्तः ोतां
ोतांस्स्याहुस्त्रयोदश
याहुस्त्रयोदश । ाणधातु
ाणधातुममलाम्रवही
लाम्रवही नन अ
अ हतसे
हतसेववनात्
नात् ॥
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Thirteen internal channels known as the "abode of life."
Includes: Prāņavaha srotas (gaseous exchange), 7 dhātuvaha channels, 3 malavaha
channels (purīşa, mūtra, svēda), ambuvaha srotas (fluid exchange), and annavaha srotas
(Gl tract).
PRANAVAHA SROTAS
Definition
The essential pathway for gaseous exchange within the body.
moolasthana;
moolasthana; मूमूल
Charaka: "हृदयं मूलंलंं महास्रोतश्च
महा ोतश्च
महा ोतश्च ।"
(Hridaya and Mahasrotas).
रसवा हन्यश्च
Sushruta: "हृदयं रसवा हन्यश्च धमन्यः
धमन्यः ।" (Hridaya and Rasavahini Dhamanis).
Causes of Vitiation
संध
"क्षयात् सं धारणा
ारणा ौक्ष्
ौक्ष्ययाा ायामात्
ायामात् क्षु
क्षु धतस्य
धतस्य च
च । ाणवाही
ाणवाही नन दुष्य
दुष्य न्त
न्त ोतां
ोतांस्स्यन्यै
यन्यश्च
ैश्च दारुणै
दारुणैःः ।।"
Kṣayāt: Depletion of dhātus.
Samdhāraṇāt: Suppression of natural urges (vega).
Raukṣyāt: Intake of excessive dry food/activities
Vyāyāmāt: Excessive physical exertion
Ksudhitasya: Engaging in activity while hungry.
Anyaiśca Dāruņaih: Other severe trauma.
Signs of Vitiation (Caraka)
अ तसृ
अ
अतिसृ ष्टमम तब
तसृष्ट तब ंं क
कुु पतमल्पाल्पमीक्षणं
पतमल्पाल्पमीक्षणं वा
वा सशब्दशू
सशब्दशूललमुमुच्च्छ्वसन्तम।
छ्वसन्तम।
Abnormal breathing: Excessively frequent or obstructed/labored,
shallow/interrupted, accompanied by pain or wheezing sounds.
Signs of Injury (Suśruta)
तत्र विद्धस्या
तत्र वद्धस्या ोश वनमनमोहनभ्रमणवे
वद्धस्या ोश वनमनमोहनभ्रमणवेपपना
ना नन मरणम्
मरणम् वा।
वा।
Ākrośa: Loud wailing
Vinamana: Involuntary bending
Mohana: Loss of consciousness/delusion.
Vepanāni: Tremors.
Marana: Potential death.
DOSA VITIATION & CLINICAL CORRELATIONS
Dosa Vitiation Summary ;
Kṣayāt: Primary Vāta aggravation due to tissue depletion.
Samdhāraņāt: Blockage in Prāņa flow, vitiating Vāta.
Raukṣyāt: Rūkṣa (dry) quality inherently aggravates Vāta.
Vyāyāmāt: Increases Vāta; extreme exertion may involve
Pitta
Kşudhitasya: Leads to Agni mandya and Ama formation, affecting Kapha or Vāta.
Modern Clinical Correlations
Kṣayāt: Wasting diseases, TB, COPD, Cachexia, ILD/Pulmonary fibrosis.
Samdhāraṇāt: Atelectasis, Aspiration Pneumonia, restricted diaphragm
movement
Rauksyāt: Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, airway
irritation.
Vyāyāmāt: Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB), Asthma,
Cardiac Asthma, Angina.
Kşudhitasya: Hypoglycemic hyperventilation, GERD-induced asthma, micro-aspiration.
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