Arjuna — specific heart affinity
Hṛdya / chest proxy
Arjuna is shown at a chest and heart proxy to represent the hṛdya affinity used in Ayurvedic materia-medica teaching. This is a target-organ projection of a substance classification, not evidence of a fixed anatomical action site or a clinical cardiac claim.
Point 3 of 6 in Prabhāva — Specific Herb Actions
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Śārṅgadhara Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)
Pūrva-khaṇḍa's prabhāva framework supports reading a named distinctive action as more than a simple rasa or vīrya deduction.
Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu (primary_canonical)
The Gudūcyādi-varga entries describe arjuna in the hṛdya/heart-supporting materia-medica context; the chest point is an editorial target-organ proxy.