Vaidyashastra, Vaidyaśāstra, Vaidya-shastra: 4 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Vaidyashastra 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 Vaidyaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Vaidyasastra or Vaidyashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vaidyaśāstra (वैद्यशास्त्र) refers to the “medical lore”, as explained in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.23. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] on hearing the enquiry of Satī Śiva was delighted and He narrated them with pleasure in their entirety for raising the worldly creatures. [...] The duties of sons, wives etc. and their greatness, the imperishable system of Varṇas and Āśramas, the medical lore (viz., vaidyaśāstra), and the astral lore, all beneficent to worldly creatures were explained by him”.

context information

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vaidyaśāstra (वैद्यशास्त्र):—[=vaidya-śāstra] [from vaidya] n. a text-book for physicians, treatise on the preparation of medicines, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vaidyashastra 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaidyaśāstra (ವೈದ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—

1) [noun] the science of diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing disease, relieving pain, and improving and preserving health; medicine.

2) [noun] a treatise of medicine.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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