kapha

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] m. phlegm (as one of the three humors of the body, see also vāyu and pitta) Sus3r. 251,2 43697 m. watery froth or foam in general (cf. abdhik, megha-k, &c) 029828 251,2 43698 mfn. producing phlegm 251,2 43699 mfn. occasioning cold. 251,2 43700

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m. phlegm (as one of the three humors of the body, see also vāyu and pitta) Sus3r. 251,2 43697 m. watery froth or foam in general (cf. abdhik, megha-k, &c) 029828 251,2 43698 mfn....

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

1,918

Texts Appeared In

34

DCS: quickly; promptly | Monier-Williams: watery froth or foam in general ( cf. abDik˚ , meGa-k˚ , &c.)

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Suśrutasaṃhitā 522 27.2%
2. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 450 23.5%
3. Rājanighaṇṭu 176 9.2%
4. Carakasaṃhitā 158 8.2%
5. Madanapālanighaṇṭu 113 5.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: kaphaś

  vāyuḥ pittaṃ kaphaś ceti trayo doṣāḥ samāsataḥ

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: kaphaḥ

  snigdhaḥ śīto gurur mandaḥ ślakṣṇo mṛtsnaḥ sthiraḥ kaphaḥ

• Rājanighaṇṭu surface: kapha

  kaphāpahaṃ pittaharaṃ vibandhaśūlaghnapāṇḍūdaragulmanāśi