Blood: 2 definitions
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Blood 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.
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch(That which is) Blood is denoted by the Sanskrit term Lohita (as opposed to Alohita—‘bloodless’), according to the Bṛhadāraṇyikopaniṣat 3.8.6.—Accordingly, while describing the absolute nature of Brahma: “Gārgi said, ‘Yājñavalkya, that which is above the sky, below the earth, between the two and called [past, present and future], is stitched and cross-stitched in what?’ Yājñavalkya said, ‘Gārgi, the Brahmins call that very [thing] the imperishable one. [e.g., It is bloodless (ālohita) [...]’”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (ayurveda)Blood is denoted by the Sanskrit term Rakta, according to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā (Khilasthāna, verse 9.43-45ab) in a chapter on abdominal swelling caused by vitiation of the blood (raktagulma).—Accordingly, “Listen to the cause of that which produces the cravings [of a seemingly pregnant woman with raktagulma]. Generally, there is desire for those tastes which cause an increase of the bodily constituents because of the true similarity of their origin. [When] the vitiated blood (rakta) has a Vāta or Pitta [imbalance] and is accumulating, it fuels desire for tastes such as [those which are] acrid, sour, salty and so on”.
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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Starts with (+6): Blood flower, Blood flowers, Blood hilder, Blood letting, Blood lily, Blood orange, Blood plant, Blood plum, Blood red tassel flower, Blood seed, Blood-flowered milkweed, Blood-letting, Blood-twig, Blood-twig dogwood, Bloodberry, Bloodflower, Bloodleaf, Bloodless, Bloodroot, Bloodtwig dogwood.
Ends with: Boar blood, Cock blood, Danesblood, Dog blood, Menstrual blood, Tears of blood.
Full-text (+2374): Rudhira, Shonita, Lohita, Rakta, Kilala, Kshataja, Asrij, Asrikpata, Rasatejas, Asrigvaha, Raktapitta, Raktashaya, Asra, Raktapinda, Rasya, Asrigdoha, Raktamokshana, Salohita, Raktavarna, Raktaprameha.
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Search found 343 books and stories containing Blood; (plurals include: Bloods). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Work of Art < [July – September, 2000]
“On the eve of Independence” < [October – December, 1998]
Separation < [January – March, 1979]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Note on the magical properties of blood < [Notes]
Note on Ṭiklī, Tilaka and the uses of vermilion or red lead < [Notes]
Notes on vampires < [Notes]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 7b - Kanara ne Reesamne < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]
Chapter 7c - Gigo Mahiyo < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]
Chapter 14 - Noli Nom < [Part 3 - Kankavati]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 24 - The Blood derived through Systematic Regimen (Vidhi-shonita) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 2 - The Pathology of Hemothermia (raktapitta-nidana) < [Nidanasthana (Nidana Sthana) — Section on Pathology]
Chapter 6 - The Pathology of Consumption (shosha-nidana) < [Nidanasthana (Nidana Sthana) — Section on Pathology]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXXVIII - Cessation of the war < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter XXXIX - Description of the battlefield infested by nocturnal fiends < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter CXXXIV - The story of the carcass continued < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
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