Dravadravya, Drava-dravya: 4 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Dravadravya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

1) Dravadravya (द्रवद्रव्य) or Dravadravyavidhi refers to one of the chapters of the Sūtrasthāna of the Suśrutasaṃhitā, an important Ayurvedic treatise. The discourses of the teacher Divodasa are believed to be summarised by his disciple Suśruta, who wrote the work Suśrutasaṃhitā in 4th century CE. Suśrutasaṃhitā contains six sections [viz., sūtrasthāna]. Sūtrasthāna contains 46 chapters. Here the food and drinks are described on the basis of liquid and solid items. The chapters namely Dravadravya-vidhi and Annapāna-vidhi explain food and drinks. Dravadravya-vidhi describes the properties of different types of liquids like water, milk, butter, butter milk, ghee, oils, sugarcane and beverages.

2) Dravadravya (द्रवद्रव्य) or Dravadravyavijñānīya refers to “liquid and solid food items” and represents a chapter of the Sūtrasthāna of the 5th century Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya by Vāgbhaṭa. The chapter dravadravyavijñānīya contains subsections on water (jala), milk (kṣīra), sugarcane (ikṣu), oil (taila) and liquor (madya) describes their varieties and properties in a detailed manner.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dravadravya (द्रवद्रव्य).—a fluid substance.

Derivable forms: dravadravyam (द्रवद्रव्यम्).

Dravadravya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms drava and dravya (द्रव्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dravadravya (द्रवद्रव्य):—[=drava-dravya] [from drava] n. a fluid substance, [Suśruta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dravadravya in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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