Which famous treatise on Ayurveda has classified individuals into the categories of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Charak Samhita
Charak Samhita, a famous treatise on Ayurveda, classifies people into vata, pitta and kapha on the basis of three humoural elements called tridosha; each refers to a type of temperament, the prakriti (basic nature) of a person.
NCERT (2025-26): “Type Approaches … Efforts to categorise people into personality types have been made since ancient times. The Greek physician Hippocrates had proposed a typology of personality based on fluid or humour. He classified people into four types (i.e., sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic and choleric); each characterised by specific behavioural features. In India also, Charak Samhita, a famous treatise on Ayurveda, classifies people into the categories of vata, pitta and kapha on the basis of three humoural elements called tridosha. Each refers to a type of temperament, called prakriti (basic nature) of a person.…” |