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Guidelines of the Dosha Quiz

Question in this questionnaire should be answered honestly for a true Prakruti analysis
The answers should be as per who you are from birth and not what you want to be or think should be
Please click against each characteristic as applicable
Prakruti Profile can be of single type, dual type and of all three combined

1. How would you describe your physique?

I am lean, thin, and tall with a tendency for poor weight gain. I have a medium frame with well-developed muscles. My weight gain is steady, stable, and even. I have a large body frame with heavy bones and muscles. Usually tall and large in shape and structure I tend to put on weight easily, however losing weight is very difficult for me.

2. How would you describe your skin?

I have dry skin which cracks easily in dry and cold weather. My skin is thin as veins underneath are prominently visible. I have delicate, soft, oily, and highly sensitive skin with freckles, moles, acne, or redness. My skin can react easily to internal or external temperature changes and various allergens. My skin is oily/glistening, smooth, wheatish/pale and thick . There are no visible or prominent veins.

3. How is your perspiration?

I perspire scantily and my sweat is odourless. I perspire profusely and my sweat has a strong odour. I perspire profusely, however, my sweat has a pleasant odour.

4. How is your hair?

My hair is dry, rough, and brittle with split ends. My hair is scanty or thinly distributed and the strands are straight. My hair is soft, fine, straight, or wavy, with an oily scalp. I tend premature greying and baldness. I have naturally oily and thick hair. They are lustrous, black, and curly.

5. How are your eyes and vision?

Eyes are small in size, dull and lusterless, deep-seated in the face, can have dark pigmentation under the eyes. The colour of the white part/sclera is greyish/brownish with red lines. My vision is poor and not focused. I have medium-sized bright eyes. The colour of the white part turns red soon after exposure to sun, anger, alcohol, and light. My vision is sharp and penetrating. My eyes are large, moist, and shiny. The colour of my white part is nice and white with clear-cut demarcation between black and white portions. I have a good dreamy vision.

6. How are your nails and lips?

My nails are thin, rough, and brittle, occasionally lined with ridge. The lips appear to have a darkish colour or hue, are dry and cracked. I tend to constantly keep moving my lip. My nails are moderately thick, soft/rubbery, and reddish-pink. Lips are soft, moderately sized, moist, and reddish-pink. I have strong, thick, hard, and generally pale or whitish nails, which do not break easily. My lips are pink, wide, and glistening.

7. How are your joints, hands, and feet?

My joints are predominantly dry, prominent/ nodular in appearance, making cracking or popping noises when bent. My hands and feet are generally rough, cracked, cold, and dry. My joints are medium-sized and flexible. Hands, and feet are reddish, soft and stay warm. My joints are stable and well bound. My hands and feet appear large, wide, and angular; usually stay pink, smooth, damp and cold.

8. How would you describe your appetite?

My appetite has variable timings. I prefer grazing or eating small portioned meals and need to snack frequently. Skipping a meal is unpredictable for me. I have a voracious appetite and I eat big portioned meals. I cannot skip or delay a meal as it causes weakness and irritability. I have a moderate appetite. My meal intake is low and I tend to be a slow eater. The last person to leave the table would be a Kaphā person.Skipping a meal does not cause any problem to me.

9. How is your digestion?

My digestion is irregular and undefined. Occasionally I can process food completely and sometimes it remains incomplete causing indigestion concerns like gas, bloating, and flatulence. I have good and regular digestion. I can eat and digest almost anything edible under the roof. My digestive strength/potency is slow and dull. I experience heaviness and a sensation of fullness in the stomach after eating.

10. How would you describe your bowel movements and the consistency of the stools?

With a tendency for constipation, my stool clearing frequency is irregular. The consistency of the stools is variable which is mostly hard, dark brown/darkish in color. I have regular bowel movements, with specific timings. My stools are generally soft and loosish inconsistency. My bowel movement is slow and irregular. My stools are generally soft and pale but well-formed. Quantity wise, it can be moderate to large.

11. How is your sleep and what types of dreams do you have?

I am light and superficial sleeper with interrupted sleep. Less than 4 hours of sleep is also enough for me. My dreams are structured around movement, flying, floating, sailing, climbing mountains; trailing dry, rough, and uneven terrains, etc. Most of my dreams are fearful and negative. I am a moderate sleeper in terms of the duration of sleep. However, I have sound and uninterrupted sleep. 6-8 hours of sleep is sufficient for me. My dreams are predominantly associated with colour red or fire. I can dream about solving a mystery or problem, puzzles etc. Sleep is my best friend. I have a deep and sound sleep. Sleeping more than 8 hours is no big deal for me. Morning is not the best time of the day for me, as I often feel heavy and foggy in the morning. I need a strong cup of tea or coffee to get going. Most of my dreams are romantic and full of love. I dream about birds, clouds, ships; water bodies filled with birds and flowers like lotus, etc.

12. What kind of climate are you best able to cope with?

I prefer a warm, and humid climates. My tolerance for cold, dry, and windy climate is low. I suffer specifically in a hot and humid climates. That’s why you will always find me in cool, dry and shady places. I have a low tolerance for cold, cloudy, and humid weather. I tolerate heat well.

13. How is your physical stamina and energy levels?

I am hyperactive and overenthusiastic. I get exhausted quickly as I have low stamina. I am more of a sprinter than a marathon runner because my energy fluctuates and tends to come in bursts. One moment I will be jumping around with energy and another moment I would crash. I am moderately active as I have sufficient stamina and prefer sporty or athletic activities. When it comes to energy I have high sustainability but medium to moderate endurance. I am blessed with excellent stamina. I have strong and steady energy levels and good endurance. Main reason behind this is my slow and methodical work style, which helps me conserve energy. Call me a marathon runner than a sprinter.

14. How is your work style and decision-making capability?

My work style is quick and hurried. I tend to multitask, therefore my workspace is also unorganized and chaotic. I am generally indecisive and impulsive, I do most things unplanned. My work style is efficient, organized, methodical, and accurate in action. I am generally decisive, take fast and calculated decisions. You won't see me change my mind easily and I stick to my decisions. If I take up a task I won’t take a breather before completing the task to perfection. My beginning and end of a task may be slow but I do not give up till I have finished. I believe in teamwork. My decision-making capabilities are also slow but methodical and measured.

15. How is your grasping power, focus and memory?

My grasping power is very fast however it is superficial. My focus is short-term and my memory also is short term as I tend to forget quickly. My grasping power is fast and of medium depth. I have better than average concentration. My memory is short-lived to moderate, more of selective memory. My grasping power is slow however I go into depth. I have a long-term focus. My memory is deep and long-lived.

16. How are your emotions and mindset?

I have a quick/hyperactive, enthusiastic, moody, and fickle mind. I am mostly loving, joyful when in balance. But suffer from nervousness, anxiety, fear, over-excitement, etc. when imbalanced. I have a sharp, alert, and intelligent mind. I am a logical, rational thinker, who likes to be a problem solver/investigator. I am a perfectionist. At times I tend to be controlling, dominating, and aggressive. I am patient, calm, composed, and secure/self-satisfied. I am grounded, stable, sweet and, loving, I do not give in to mental or emotional disturbances easily. I handle emotions like anger, grief, and stress quite well.

17. How would you describe your interests and professional inclination?

I like creativity and tend to work in related fields like – music, arts, painting, dancing or travel, adventures sports/activity-related careers. I am ambitious, go-getter and high achiever. My preference of work is in field of intellect and administration, like bureaucrats, finances, politics, engineers, doctors, lawyers/judges. I usually like to work in fields or professions that require care and love like medicine, nursing, horticulture, etc. I am inclined to work in fields where vision and patience are required.

18. What are the types of foods or taste preferences that you have?

I prefer sweet, sour, and salty tastes. My taste preference is sweet, bitter, and astringent. I prefer pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes.

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1. How would you describe your physique?

2. How would you describe your skin?

3. How is your perspiration?

4. How is your hair?

5. How are your eyes and vision?

6. How are your nails and lips?

7. How are your joints, hands, and feet?

8. How would you describe your appetite?

9. How is your digestion?

10. How would you describe your bowel movements and the consistency of the stools?

11. How is your sleep and what types of dreams do you have?

12. What kind of climate are you best able to cope with?

13. How is your physical stamina and energy levels?

14. How is your work style and decision-making capability?

15. How is your grasping power, focus and memory?

16. How are your emotions and mindset?

17. How would you describe your interests and professional inclination?

18. What are the types of foods or taste preferences that you have?

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Discover your dosha

1. How would you describe your physique?

2. How would you describe your skin?

3. How is your perspiration?

4. How is your hair?

5. How are your eyes and vision?

6. How are your nails and lips?

7. How are your joints, hands, and feet?

8. How would you describe your appetite?

9. How is your digestion?

10. How would you describe your bowel movements and the consistency of the stools?

11. How is your sleep and what types of dreams do you have?

12. What kind of climate are you best able to cope with?

13. How is your physical stamina and energy levels?

14. How is your work style and decision-making capability?

15. How is your grasping power, focus and memory?

16. How are your emotions and mindset?

17. How would you describe your interests and professional inclination?

18. What are the types of foods or taste preferences that you have?

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