Vishtabdha, Viṣhṭabdhā, Viṣṭabdha: 7 definitions
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Vishtabdha 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 terms Viṣhṭabdhā and Viṣṭabdha can be transliterated into English as Vishtabdha or Vishhtabdha or Vistabdha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraViṣṭabdhā (विष्टब्धा) or Viṣṭabdhājīrṇa refers to indigestion (ajīrṇa) attended with flatulence, as defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 4).—Symptoms of vidagdha-jīrṇa:—“colic, flatulence, all sorts of pain in the stomach, due to the derangement of vāyu, constipation, and non-discharge of wind from the stomach, loss of consciousness, and pain in the limbs. [...] The three kinds of indigestion, viz. āmā, viṣṭabdhā, and vidagdha, give rise to visūcī, alasaka, and vilambikā respectively”.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Viṣṭabdha (विष्टब्ध) in Sanskrit is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Cf. Prakrit thambh.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣṭabdha (विष्टब्ध).—p. p.
1) Fixed firmly; well supported.
2) Propped up, supported.
3) Obstructed, hindered.
4) Paralysed, made motionless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṭabdha (विष्टब्ध).—mfn.
(-bdhaḥ-bdhā-bdhaṃ) 1. Hindered, obstructed. 2. Stayed, fixed, firm, well-supported. 3. Placed in or upon. 4. Paralysed, made stiff or motionless. E. vi before stabhi to stop, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṭabdha (विष्टब्ध).—[adjective] fixed, firm (also viṣṭabhita); supported, stayed, stopped, hindered; stiff, rigid, motionless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣṭabdha (विष्टब्ध):—[=vi-ṣṭabdha] [from vi-ṣṭambh] mfn. firmly set or bound, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] rigid, stiff, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] checked, stopped, restrained, arrested, obstructed, paralysed, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] propped, supported, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] filled, stuffed, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] undigested, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṭabdha (विष्टब्ध):—[(bdhaḥ-bdhā-bdhaṃ) a.] Hindered; fixed; placed; paralysed.
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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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Fifteen Diseases (Mentioned In Act II) < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A review article in ajirna < [2023: Volume 12, June special issue 10]
Litrary review of agnimandya w.s.r. to ajeerna {indigestion} < [2023: Volume 12, August issue 13]
Elobarative study of pittadhara kala with relation to ajeerna vyadhi < [2019: Volume 8, March special issue 4]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Causes, symptoms, and indications of indigestion < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
Critical review and validation of the concept of Āma < [Volume 32 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2012]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Role of the agni in digestion: a review < [2024, Issue 08. August]
A review on samprapthi and chikithsa sutra of grahani dosha < [2017, Issue VIII August,]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Ravigupta’s Siddhasara: New Light from the Sinhala Version < [Volume 1 (1990)]