RULE id: dhātus (123)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p122, vol_I_p031, vol_I_p087, vol_I_p096)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: dhātus
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [definition] dhātu refers to tonal-and-rhythmic structure in music
    -- p.vol_II_p122 "endowed with dhātu58 (tonal-cum-rhymthic structure)"
  - [enumeration] The seven dhātus are: skin/serum, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen
    -- p.vol_I_p031 "त्वगसृङ्मांसमेदोऽस्थिमज्ज?ाशुक्राणि धातवः"
  - [relation] There are seven dhātus beginning with rasa that constitute the basis for seven svaras
    -- p.vol_I_p031 "यथा सप्तधात्वाश्रितत्वेन सप्तैव धातवो रसादयो ज?्ञेया"
  - [definition] Vāta, pitta and kapha are known in Ayurveda as the three dhātus that hold the body
    -- p.vol_I_p087 "Vāta, pitta and kapha are known in Ayurveda as the three dhātus (humours) that 'hold' the body"
  - [attribution] Suśruta and Bhāva Prakāśa VII, 27 mention tvak (skin) as the first dhātu instead of rasa (chyle)
    -- p.vol_I_p096 "Like Suśruta, Bh Prak VII, 27 also mentions tvak (skin) as the first dhātu, instead of rasa (chyle) of our text"
  - [enumeration] Seven dhātus are enumerated as chyle (rasa), blood, flush, fat, bone, marrow, semen
    -- p.vol_I_p096 "Monier Williams also enumerates seven dhātus as chyle ( rasa ), blood, flush, fat, bone, marrow, semen"

CITED_RULES:
  - suśruta  (attribution)
  - kapha  (definition)
  - pitta  (definition)
  - rasa  (attribution)
  - rasa  (enumeration)
  - rasa  (relation)
  - svaras  (relation)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false