Doshas and Dooshyams
Doshas and Dooshyams
Dosha means that which vitiates. Even though they are 'vitiating things ' they become significant for our experience only when they are out of equilibrium. When they are in equilibrium they are transparent and control the functions of the body. Due to unfavorable circumstances equilibrium of the doshas gets altered and this in turn 'vitiates' the 'dhatus' and 'malas' of body. The ëdhatusí and 'malas' which are 'vitiated' is called 'dooshyas'. Rasa, raktha (blood), mamsa (flesh), medas (fat), asthi (bone), majja (bone marrow), and sukla (sperm) are the seven dhatus. If we examine the body we can see that body contains all these seven dhatus. So they are called deha dhatu.
As doshas act on these dhatus they undergo changes accordingly producing diseases. The doshas also acts on the ëmalasí (the waste products from body, motion, urine, sweat, etc.) and produce changes in the state of malas which in turn produce diseases. That is why they are called 'dooshyas'.