Ritusandhi, Ṛtusandhi, Ritu-sandhi: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṛtusandhi can be transliterated into English as Rtusandhi or Ritusandhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṚtusandhi (ऋतुसन्धि):—Seasonal juncture, transitional period between two seasons last seven days of a season and the first seven days of next season. In this period, one should taper the regimens of the previous rtu and practice those of the next Rtu in gradual , phased manner. immediate abandoning and adoptionof regimens will cause various diseases due to improper adoptation.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚtusandhi (ऋतुसन्धि).—
1) the junction of two seasons.
2) the last day in the bright fortnight (paurṇamāsī) and in the dark one (darśa).
Derivable forms: ṛtusandhiḥ (ऋतुसन्धिः).
Ṛtusandhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛtu and sandhi (सन्धि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtusandhi (ऋतुसन्धि).—f.
(-ndhiḥ) The interval or junction between two seasons: the last seven days of one season and the first seven of the next. E. ṛtu and sandhi union.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtusandhi (ऋतुसन्धि):—[ṛtu-sandhi] (ndhiḥ) 2. f. Union of.
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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