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Prakriti / Body Type
We have seen briefly the major characteristics of different constitution in human beings. The following questionnaire gives the predominant features of three major types - Vata, Pitta, Kapha. If one has equal points for two of the doshas, then one has that mixed variety of constitution; some may even have a triple presence of doshas, the Sama.:- We have seen briefly the major characteristics of different constitution in human beings. The following questionnaire gives the predominant features of three major types - Vata, Pitta, Kapha. If one has equal points for two of the doshas, then one has that mixed variety of constitution; some may even have a triple presence of doshas, the Sama-prakriti.:
| 1 |
Body |
1 Thin and underdeveloped
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1 Thin and delicately shaped |
1 Thick and well formed |
| 2 Oily and emaciated |
2 Dry |
2 Greasy & glossy |
| 3 Narrow chest |
3 Barrel shaped chest |
3 Square & well formed chest |
| 4 Sluggish & numb feeling over limbs |
4 Active & warm feeling over limbs |
4 Steady limbs |
| 2 |
Skin Texture & Structure |
1 Dry, cracked and cold |
1 Dry & warm |
1 Smooth, moist, oily, cold |
| 2 Grey or black |
2 Fair or yellowish pigmented |
2 Fair golden yellow, bluish or greenish |
| 3 Thick Wrinkled |
3 Thick Wrinkled |
3 Un wrinkled |
| 3 |
Head |
Unsteady |
Unsteady |
Steady |
| 4 |
Character of Hairs |
1 Thin & semi-bald |
1 Thin & bald |
1 Thick & firm |
| 2 Dry & rough |
2 Rough |
2 Oily |
| 3 Dusky |
3 Brownish |
3 Black |
| 5 |
Forehead |
Narrow |
Medium |
Broad |
| 6 |
Nails |
Thin, dry, brittle irregularly oblong |
Thin, smooth, pinkish streaks of pigmentation & regularly oblong |
Thick, smooth, shining regular, blunt & square |
| 7 |
Eyes |
1 Blackish unfocussed |
1 Reddish, brown eye |
1 Milky white edges, reddish |
| 2 Habit of raising eye lids |
2 Sharp eyesight, |
2 Calm gentle look |
| 8 |
Face |
Sharp Features masked appearance |
Sharp features warm look |
Thick features & calm |
| 9 |
Lips |
Blackish, cracking, Shapeless |
Reddish smooth thin soft |
Smooth, glossy, Proportionate |
| 10 |
Teeths & Gums |
Irregularly broken, very smaller very big |
Medium size bleeding spongy gums |
Shiny white straight smooth, pinkish gums |
| 11 |
Diet & Digestion |
1 Irregular diet habits |
1 Irregular eating habits |
1 Regular diet habits |
| 2 Light , warm sweet, sour drinks slow-poor digestion |
2 Astringent food & drinks |
2 Hot, bitter sour astringent foods and drinks |
| 3 Constipated bowels |
3 Loose bowels |
3 Ordinary bowels |
| 4 Hard scybalous stools |
4 Quick digestion |
4 Ordinary digestion |
| 12 |
Sleep & Dreams |
Poor |
Disturbed sleep, bright & lustrous objects sighted |
Sound sleep, water abodes water birds & flora sighted |
| 13 |
Voice & Speech |
Stammering, husky |
Talkative, harsh, high pitched |
Sweet, pleasant tone |
14 |
Behavioral Pattern |
Jealous, timid, ungrateful starts any work rapidly, less amount of wealth and friends |
Medium, strong short tempered, good at decision making, egoistic |
Grateful, sharp memory amount of wealth and, friends are stable, starts work slowly & steadily |
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Body - Mind Type 
