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Chapter 3 Astanga Hrdayam sutrasthana Flashcards

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  1. The seasons (ṛtu) of the northern solastice (uttarāyaṇa) are:

A. Varṣā, śarat and hemanta.
B. Śiśira, varṣā and hemanta.
C. Śiśira, vasanta and grīṣma.
D. Grīṣma, hemanta and vasanta.

A

C. Śiśira, vasanta and grīṣma

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  1. The seasons (ṛtu) of the southern solastice (dakṣiṇāyaṇa) are:

A. Varṣā, śarat and hemanta.
B. Śiśira, varṣā and hemanta.
C. Śiśira, vasanta and grīṣma.
D. Grīṣma, hemanta and vasanta.

A

A. Varṣā, śarat and hemanta

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  1. During which solastice does the sun and wind become very strong and dry:

A. Southern.
B. Uttarāyaṇa.
C. Visarga kāla.
D. Dakṣiṇāyana.

A

B. Uttarāyaṇa.

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  1. Which taste is more potent during the dewy or cold (śiśira) season:

A. Kaṭu.
B. Tikta.
C. Kaṣāya.
D. Madhura.

A

B. Tikta.

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  1. Which taste is more potent during the spring (vasanta) season:

A. Tikta.
B. Amla.
C. Kaṣāya.
D. Lavaṇa.

A

C. Kaṣāya.

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  1. Which taste is more potent during the summer (grīṣma) season:

A. Kaṭu.
B. Tikta.
C. Amla.
D. Madhura.

A

A. Kaṭu

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  1. Which taste is more potent during the rainy (varṣā) season:

A. Kaṭu.
B. Amla.
C. Lavaṇa.
D. Madhura.

A

B. Amla

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  1. Which taste is more potent during the autumn (śarat) season:

A. Amla.
B. Kaṣāya.
C. Lavaṇa.
D. Madhura.

A

C. Lavaṇa.

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  1. Which taste is more potent during the winter (hemanta) season:

A. Kaṭu.
B. Tikta.
C. Kaṣāya.
D. Madhura.

A

D. Madhura.

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  1. During the winter and dewy (hemanta and śiśira) seasons the strength of the people will be:

A. Extreme.
B. Minimum.
C. Moderate.
D. Maximum.

A

D. Maximum.

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  1. During the rainy and summer (varṣā and griṣma) seasons the strength of the people will be:

A. High.
B. Poor.
C. Strong.
D. Extreme.

A

B. Poor.

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  1. During the autumn and spring (śarat and vasanta) seasons the strength of the people will be:

A. Poor.
B. Week.
C. Strong.
D. Moderate.

A

D. Moderate.

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  1. During the hemañta ṛtu (winter season) the digestive activities are:

A. Poor.
B. Week.
C. Strong.
D. Moderate.

A

C. Strong.

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  1. Which tastes are useful during the winter (hemañta) season:

A. Sweet, sour and salty.
B. Pungent, sour and salty.
C. Bitter, Pungent and Astringent.
Sweet, Pungent and Astringent

A

A. Sweet, sour and salty.

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1.	The regimen advised for hemañta ṛtu is also good for:
A.	Śarat ṛtu.
B.	Śiśira ṛtu.
C.	Grīṣma ṛtu.
D.	Hemanta ṛtu.
A

B. Śiśira ṛtu.

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  1. During vasanta ṛtu (spring season) which doṣa(s) become vitiated:

A. Vāta.
B. Pitta.
C. Kapha.
D. Vāta and pitta.

A

C. Kapha.

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  1. During vasanta ṛtu (spring season) the digestive activities are:

A. Provoked.
B. Increased.
C. Diminished.
D. Aggravated.

A

C. Diminished.

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  1. Which type of food are beneficial during vasanta ṛtu:

A. Fatty cold and liquid.
B. Fatty sour and sweet.
C. Hard to digest and cold.
D. Easily digestible and dry

A

D. Easily digestible and dry.

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  1. Which type of food should be avoided during vasanta ṛtu:

A. Dry, bitter and light.
B. Fatty, sour and sweet.
C. Easily digestible and dry.
D. Light, pungent and astringent.

A

B. Fatty, sour and sweet

20
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  1. During the summer (grīṣma) season:

A. Kapha and pitta increases
B. Vāta decreases and pitta increases.
C. Kapha decreases and vāta increases.
D Pitta decreases and kapha increases

A

C. Kapha decreases and vāta increases.

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1. Which of the following tastes should be avoided during grīṣma ṛtu:

A. Sweet, sour and salt.
B. Sour, salt and pungent.
C. Sweet, sour and astringent.
D. Sweet, bitter and astringent.

A

B. Sour, salt and pungent.

22
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  1. During varṣā ṛtu, the digestive activity (agni) of a person will be:

A. Weak.
B. Strong.
C. Tīkṣṇa.
D. Maximum.

A

A. Weak

23
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  1. In grīṣma ṛtu, when madya (wine) in taken in excess it will:

A. Drive away the cold.
B. Produce strong appetite and digestion.
C. Cause emaciation, debility and delusion.
D. Diminish the agni and give rise to many diseases.

A

C. Cause emaciation, debility and delusion.

24
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  1. In varṣā ṛtu after undergoing purificatory therapies the person should also be given:

A. Śirovirecana.
B. Rakta mokṣaṇa.
C. Inhalation therapy.
D. Decoction enemas.

A

D. Decoction enemas.

25
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  1. During varṣā ṛtu, on days when there is no sunlight, the food should be predominantly:

A. Sour, salty and fatty.
B. Sweet, bitter and fatty.
C. Sweet, pungent and dry.
D. Sour, pungent and bitter.

A

A. Sour, salty and fatty.

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  1. Sleeping at daytime should specially be avoided during which season:

A. Varṣā ṛtu.
B. Śiśira ṛtu.
C. Grīṣma ṛtu.
D. Vasanta ṛtu.

A

A. Varṣā ṛtu.

27
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  1. Which doṣa becomes aggravated during the autumn (śarat) season:

A. Vāta.
B. Pitta.
C. Kapha.
D. Vāta and kapha.

A

B. Pitta.

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  1. Which tastes are favoured during Śarat ṛtu:

A. Sweet, Sour and salty.
B. Bitter, sweet and pungent.
C. Bitter, sweet and astringent.
D. Bitter, pungent and astringent.

A

B. Bitter, sweet and pungent.

29
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  1. The seven days at the end and commencement of seasons is known as:

A. Ṛṭucarya.
B. Ṛtusandhi.
C. Ādānakāla.
D. Visargakāla.

A

B. Ṛtusandhi.

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1.	The water that has been warmed during the day and cooled by the night for many continuous days is known as:
A.	Uṣṇajala.
B.	Dhānyāmla.
C.	Haṁsodaka.
D.	Nārikelodaka.
A

A. Haṁsodaka.

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