Ushnanga, Uṣṇāṅga, Ushna-anga: 1 definition
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Ushnanga 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.
The Sanskrit term Uṣṇāṅga can be transliterated into English as Usnanga or Ushnanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Uṣṇāṅga (उष्णाङ्ग) refers to the “heat of the body (viz., of women)”, which is mentioned in verse 3.15 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Passionate (and) lovely women with exuberant thighs, breasts, and buttocks take away the cold, their body being hot [viz., uṣṇāṅga] with incense, saffron, and youth. [...]”.
Note: The predicate noun Uṣṇāṅga [uṣṇāṅgyaḥ] (“their body being hot” has been rendered by lus-kyi drod-kyis (“by the heat of their body”).
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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Partial matches: Ushna, Anga, Anka.
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