| <blockquote>राजसानि दुरुपचारताऽनार्यं शौर्य्यं मात्सर्यममितभाषित्वमहङ्कारो लोलुपत्वं दम्भो मानः क्रोधो हर्षः कामश्च ॥ (Asht Sang (5.20)<ref>Ashtang Samgraha ([http://vedotpatti.in/samhita/Vag/esangraha/?mod=read Sharirsthanam Adhyayam 5 Sutram 20])</ref> </blockquote><blockquote>rājasāni durupacāratā'nāryaṁ śauryyaṁ mātsaryamamitabhāṣitvamahaṅkāro lolupatvaṁ dambho mānaḥ krodho harṣaḥ kāmaśca ॥ (Asht Sang (5.20)</blockquote>Meaning: Difficulty in treatment, ill mannerism, bravery, jealousy, talkativeness, egoism, greediness, hypocrisy, arrogance, anger, excitement and lust are the peculiarities developed from Rajas guna in a human being. | | <blockquote>राजसानि दुरुपचारताऽनार्यं शौर्य्यं मात्सर्यममितभाषित्वमहङ्कारो लोलुपत्वं दम्भो मानः क्रोधो हर्षः कामश्च ॥ (Asht Sang (5.20)<ref>Ashtang Samgraha ([http://vedotpatti.in/samhita/Vag/esangraha/?mod=read Sharirsthanam Adhyayam 5 Sutram 20])</ref> </blockquote><blockquote>rājasāni durupacāratā'nāryaṁ śauryyaṁ mātsaryamamitabhāṣitvamahaṅkāro lolupatvaṁ dambho mānaḥ krodho harṣaḥ kāmaśca ॥ (Asht Sang (5.20)</blockquote>Meaning: Difficulty in treatment, ill mannerism, bravery, jealousy, talkativeness, egoism, greediness, hypocrisy, arrogance, anger, excitement and lust are the peculiarities developed from Rajas guna in a human being. |
| [[Prakrti in Ayurveda (प्रकृतिः)|Prakrti]] refers to the specific body type/ nature/ constitution of the individual. Guna prakrti is the type of Prakrti which is related to one's psychological status, emotions and instincts. It can be called as mind-type of an individual. On the basis of dominance of Sattva, rajas or tamas in manas of purusha, the person's Guna prakrti is considered as either Sattvik, rajas or tamas. When the Rajas overpowers sattva and/or tamas in manas of an inidividual since birth that persons mind-type is called as Rajas prakrti. Acharya Sushruta has described the characteristics of such individual as below.<blockquote>राजसास्तु- दुःखबहुलताऽटनशीलताऽधृतिरहङ्कार आनृतिकत्वमकारुण्यं दम्भो मानो हर्षः कामः क्रोधश्च॥ (Sush Samh 1.18)<ref>Sushruta Samhita ([http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/esushruta/?mod=read Sharirsthanam Adhyaya 1 sutram 18])</ref></blockquote><blockquote>rājasāstu- duḥkhabahulatā'ṭanaśīlatā'dhr̥tirahaṅkāra ānr̥tikatvamakāruṇyaṁ dambho māno harṣaḥ kāmaḥ krodhaśca॥ (Sush Samh 1.18)</blockquote>Meaning: Excess of grief or sadness, wandering nature, unsteadiness, pride, untruthfulness, mercilessness, hypocrisy, arrogance, excitement, lust, anger are the characteristic features of Rajas prakrti purusha. | | [[Prakrti in Ayurveda (प्रकृतिः)|Prakrti]] refers to the specific body type/ nature/ constitution of the individual. Guna prakrti is the type of Prakrti which is related to one's psychological status, emotions and instincts. It can be called as mind-type of an individual. On the basis of dominance of Sattva, rajas or tamas in manas of purusha, the person's Guna prakrti is considered as either Sattvik, rajas or tamas. When the Rajas overpowers sattva and/or tamas in manas of an inidividual since birth that persons mind-type is called as Rajas prakrti. Acharya Sushruta has described the characteristics of such individual as below.<blockquote>राजसास्तु- दुःखबहुलताऽटनशीलताऽधृतिरहङ्कार आनृतिकत्वमकारुण्यं दम्भो मानो हर्षः कामः क्रोधश्च॥ (Sush Samh 1.18)<ref>Sushruta Samhita ([http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/esushruta/?mod=read Sharirsthanam Adhyaya 1 sutram 18])</ref></blockquote><blockquote>rājasāstu- duḥkhabahulatā'ṭanaśīlatā'dhr̥tirahaṅkāra ānr̥tikatvamakāruṇyaṁ dambho māno harṣaḥ kāmaḥ krodhaśca॥ (Sush Samh 1.18)</blockquote>Meaning: Excess of grief or sadness, wandering nature, unsteadiness, pride, untruthfulness, mercilessness, hypocrisy, arrogance, excitement, lust, anger are the characteristic features of Rajas prakrti purusha. |