Although there
are only three doshas, Ayurveda combines them in ten possible ways to arrive at
ten different body types.
Single-Dosha
Types:
Vata - Your Score:
Pitta - Your Score:
Kapha - Your Score: 0
If one dosha is
much higher than the others, you are a single-dosha type. Most indicative is a
score where the primary dosha is twice as high as the second (for example,
Vata-90, Pitta-45, Kapha-35), but smaller margins also count. A true
single-dosha type displays the traits of Vata, Pitta, or Kapha very
prominently. Your next highest dosha will still show some influence in your
natural tendencies but to a much lesser degree.
Two-Dosha Types:
Vata-Pitta or
Pitta-Vata
Pitta-Kapha or
Kapha-Pitta
Kapha-Vata or
Vata-Kapha
If no dosha is
extremely dominant, you are a two-dosha type. This means that you display
qualities of your two leading doshas, either side by side or in alternation.
The higher one comes first in your body type, but both count.
Most people are
two-dosha types. In some, the first dosha is very strong – they have scores
like Vata-70, Pitta-90, Kapha-46, which would qualify as pure Pitta except for
the prominence of another dosha, Vata. In other cases, where the difference is
smaller, the first dosha still predominates, but the second will be almost
equal. Your score might be Vata-85, Pitta-80, Kapha-40, which is a Vata-Pitta
type, even though these two doshas are very close.
Finally, some
people have scores in which one dosha stands out but the other two are exactly
tied (for example, Vata-69, Pitta-86, Kapha-69). They are still likely to be a
two-dosha type, but a written test did not pick up the second dosha – this
person is either a Pitta-Vata or a Pitta-Kapha. If your score is like this, pay
attention to the first dosha as your dominant one, and with time the second
will become clearer.
THREE-DOSHA TYPE:
VATA
-PITTA-KAPHA
If your three
scores are nearly equal (for example, Vata-88, Pitta-75, Kapha-82), you are a
three-dosha type. This type is considered rare, however. Check your answers
over carefully, or have a friend help you take the test again to verify your
score.
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