Vimanasthana, Vimana-sthana, Vimānasthāna: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Vimanasthana 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

Vimānasthāna (विमानस्थान) refers to the third of the eight sections of the Carakasaṃhitā which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ātreya to the sage Agniveśa. The Carakasaṃhitā contains eight sections [viz., vimānasthāna]. Sūtrasthāna contains 30 chapters.

context information

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vimānasthāna (विमानस्थान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. by Cakrapāṇidatta. NW. 586. Perhaps, Nidānasthāna.

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

Vimānasthāna (विमानस्थान):—[=vi-māna-sthāna] [from vi-māna > vi-mā] 3. vi-māna-sthāna n. Name of a [work] on medicine.

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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Search found 20 books and stories containing Vimanasthana, Vimana-sthana, Vimāna-sthāna, Vimānasthāna; (plurals include: Vimanasthanas, sthanas, sthānas, Vimānasthānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Epidemics (maraka) < [Chapter 6]

The Student of Āyurveda (3b): Methodology of Teaching and Study < [Chapter 3]

The Saṃhitās (Introduction) < [Chapter 1]

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Dialectical terms (20): Defective statement (vākyadoṣa) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]

Knowledge (pramāṇa) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]

Time and space [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 3 - Fundamental Theories]

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Analysis of Charaka's Tantrayukti and Vadamarga in Samhita concepts. < [Volume 5, Issue 4: July - August 2018]

Clinical Application of Vimana Sthana of Charaka Samhita in the Present Era < [Volume 10, Issue 3: May-June 2023]

Bala: A Multidimensional Ayurvedic Concept and Its Treatment Significance < [Volume 7, Issue 6: November-December 2020]

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