सङ्गीतरत्नाकर: प्रथम भाग (शार्ङ्गदेव - स्वरगताध्याय सविस्तार व्याख्या व अनुवाद सहित)

62 Treatment of Svara
(vi) त्रिविधदेहानां भेदकथनम्
वाताविधातुप्रकृतियोंमादिप्रकृतिस्तथा ॥७१॥
सप्तधा सात्त्विको यश्च ब्रह्मेन्द्रयमविग्रहः ।
वारुणश्चाथ कौबेर आर्षो गान्धर्वविग्रहः ॥७२॥
राजसः षड्विधो यश्च पैशाचो राक्षसस्तथा ।
आसुरः शाकुनः सार्पः प्रेतदेहस्तथा परः ॥७३॥
तामसस्त्रिविधो यश्च पशुमत्स्याङ्घ्रिपाकृतिः ।
तेषां लक्ष्माणि न ब्रूमो ग्रन्थविस्तरकातराः ॥७४॥
(vi) The constitution of bodies : Threefold classification :
71c-74
The constitution is according to dhātu-s such as vāta
(wind) etc.,¹ and elements such as space etc.² The sāttvika
(constitution) is of seven types such as the bodies of Brahmā³
Indra⁴, Yama⁵, Varuṇa⁶, Kubera⁷, ṛṣi⁸ and gandharva⁹; the
The constitution of the physical body of creatures is considered
from three different points of view, viz., the medical, the physical and
the metaphysical respectively known in Āyurveda as doṣa-prakṛti, bhau-
tikī-prakṛti and mahā-prakṛti. The first comprises of the three āyurvedic
principles of vata, pitta and kapha, i. e., grossly manifest as wind, bile and
phlegm; the second is purely physical, comprised of the five basic
elements space, air, fire, water and earth, and the third is conceived
to be threefold according to the predominance of three guṇas.

1. Wind etc. signifies the three humours of the body recognised
   as the three basic-elements of the body in the āyurvedic system
   of medicine. The other two are bile and phlegm.
2. Space or ether along with the other four elements air, fire,
   water and earth
3. The creative aspect of the Hindu trinity.
4. The chief of the gods of the Hindu pantheon, specially the
   deva-s.
5. God of death.
6. God of waters and morality.
7. God of wealth.
8. Sage.
9. Semi-divine beings associated with music.
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   (vii) देहस्य षडङ्गानि
   पिण्डस्याहुः षडङ्गानि शिरः पादौ करौ तथा ।
   मध्यं चेति
   rājasika (constitution) is of seven types such as the bodies of
   piśāca¹⁰, rākṣasa¹¹, asura¹², śakuni¹³, sarpa¹⁴ and preta¹⁵; and
   tāmasika (constitution) of three types such as the bodies of
   animals, fishes and trees.¹⁶ Apprehending undue elaboration
   of the work, these are not being defined by us. (71c-74)
   (vii) Six organs of human body : 75abc
   The human organism¹ is said to be possessed of six organs
   The author has referred to the first two, i. e., doṣa-prakṛti and
   bhautikī-prakṛti clearly (vide Verse 71cd), but has not mentioned the
   general category of mahā-prakṛti and has straightaway described its three
   divisions. This illustrates the subtlety and the extreme brevity of the
   aphoristic style of the author's expression, which sometimes makes under-
   standing a laborious process
   The seven types of the sāttvika and rājasika and three types of
   tāmasika constitutions respectively are described metaphorically through
   the symbolic names of Brahmā, Indra, Yama, etc. All these are in fact
   the types of human bodies but they have been so named as to indicate
   their chief characteristics, which are well-known in Āyurveda. Obviously
   we need not go into these details. As the author is not anxious to deal
   with the subject in greater detail, it will be too great a digression to
   define and elucidate the various individual types of bodies referred to in
   the text.
10. A malevolent being, a goblin.
11. A demon, an evil spirited being.
12. Asura is a general name for the enemies of gods.
13. A bird.
14. A snake.
15. Soul of a dead body; the word preta literally means that which
    has been sent, i.e. sent to the other world, preta-loka is the plane
    of consciousness on which the soul experiences the fruits of
    of actions done in the world during a life-time before being
    born anew. In order to do so the soul is provided with a
    subtle body.
16. K. R. translates aṅghripa as 'elephant'.
17. Piṇḍa of the text refers to the body, excluding the soul, i. e.,
    the intelligent principle.