અથાતો દ્રવ્યવિશેષવિજ્ઞાનીયમધ્યાયં વ્યાખ્યાસ્યામઃ ||૧|| યથોવાચ ભગવાન્ ધન્વન્તરિઃ ||૨||
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अथातो द्रव्यविशेषविज्ञानीयमध्यायं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१|| यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||
Meaning of the śloka
Now we shall explain the chapter concerning the distinctive classes of dravya, as taught by Bhagavan Dhanvantari.
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અથાત ઇત્યાદિ| દ્રવ્યસ્ય વિશેષો ભેદઃ પાર્થિવાદિકઃ||૧-૨||
Meaning of the commentary
The distinctive division of dravya intended here is its classification as parthiva and the other elemental types.
Key terms
- dravya
- Substance, classified in this chapter according to the predominance of an elemental constituent.
- visheSha (vishesha)
- A distinction or division, here the division into parthiva and related classes.
- pArthiva (parthiva)
- The class characterized by predominance of the earth element.