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Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

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

Umbī (उम्बी) refers to “fried stalks of wheat” and is classified as a type of grain (dhānya) in the section on tṛṇadhānya (grassy grains) in the Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Tṛṇadhānya-prakaraṇa discusses the varieties and properties of grassy grains [...]. The properties of [viz., umbī (fried stalks of wheat)] are also discussed herein.

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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

Umbī (उम्बी).—f. The stalks of wheat or barley fried over a fire of wet grass (considered as a tonic); मञ्जरी त्वर्ध- पक्वा या यवगोधूमयोर्भवेत् । तृणानलेन संप्लुष्टा बुधैरुम्बीति सा स्मृता (mañjarī tvardha- pakvā yā yavagodhūmayorbhavet | tṛṇānalena saṃpluṣṭā budhairumbīti sā smṛtā) || Bhāva P.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Umbī (उम्बी).—f. (-mbī) The stalks of wheat or barley fried over a fire of wet grass, considered as a tonic.

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

Umbī (उम्बी):—f. fried stalks of wheat or barley (considered as a tonic), [Bhāvaprakāśa] (cf. ulumbā.)

[Sanskrit to German]

Umbi in German

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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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Starts with: Umbika, Umbikicane, Umbila, Umbilo, Umbio, Umbizakayivuthwa, Umbizo, Umpi, Umpilikkai, Umpitikkol.

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Full-text: Umbika, Ulumba, Umpi, Abhi, Trinadhanya, Patu.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Umbi, Umbī; (plurals include: Umbis, Umbīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Profile on Acrostichum aureum: uses, pharmacology, and constituents. < [2014: Volume 3, December issue 10]

Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)

45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]

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