Vatavyadhi, Vata-vyadhi, Vātavyādhi: 10 definitions

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2. Sanskrit
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Vatavyadhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि) refers to “wind-diseases”, as mentioned in verse 5.26-27 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] among the (different kinds of milk [viz., payas]), [...] unwholesome for the stomach, however, (and) warming is sheep’s milk [viz., āvika] (it is) eliminative of wind-diseases [viz., vātavyādhi-hara] (and) productive of hiccup, dyspnea, choler, and phlegm”.

Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि) refers to one of the various diseases dealt with in the Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya, as is mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—The Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya deals with the treatment of various diseases [e.g., Vātavyādhi]. The word pathyāpathya classifies those elements as either beneficial or hurtful in disease.

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि) or Vātavyādhicikitsā also refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Vaidyakagrantha.

Source: Research Gate: Internal applications of Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox wall)

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि) refers to “neuro-muscular anomalies”. Medicinal formulations in the management of this condition include 97 references of Vatsanābha usages. Guṭikā is maximum (57) dosage form in the management of Vātavyādhi. Vatsanābha (Aconitum ferox), although categorized as sthāvara-viṣa (vegetable poisons), has been extensively used in ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि).—m f (S) Any malady referred to the humor vāta. See vātarōga.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि).—

1) gout or rheumatism.

2) (vātavyādhiḥ) Name of an ancient authority on अर्थशास्त्र (arthaśāstra) referred to by Kauṭilya.

Derivable forms: vātavyādhiḥ (वातव्याधिः).

Vātavyādhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and vyādhi (व्याधि). See also (synonyms): vātaroga.

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

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि).—f.

(-dhiḥ) Any morbid affection attributed to disorder of the wind. E. vāta and vyādhi disease.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि).—[masculine] wind-disease.

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

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि):—[=vāta-vyādhi] [from vāta > vā] m. = -roga, [Suśruta]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vātavyādhi (वातव्याधि):—[vāta-vyādhi] (dhiḥ) 2. f. Flatulency.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vatavyadhi 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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