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Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Viyoni (वियोनि) refers to “different species (of trees)”, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A seed of any variety freely rubbed with the bark of Mangifera indica creeper, Jasminum grandiflorum, Woodfordia fruticosa and Hiptage benghalensis mixed with the milk of a she-goat and then sown in a pit, filled with soil dug up from around the roots of trees belonging to different species (viyoni-vṛkṣāṅghri) and thereafter sufficiently sprinkled with the powder of sesame and barley and (the seed so sown) watered with curd and milk grows into the respective creeper”.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viyoni (वियोनि) or Viyonī (वियोनी).—f.

1) Manifold birth.

2) The womb of animals; संभवांश्च वियोनीषु दुःखप्रायासु नित्यशः (saṃbhavāṃśca viyonīṣu duḥkhaprāyāsu nityaśaḥ) Manusmṛti 12.77 (Kull. on).

3) A debased or ignominious birth.

4) A woman of a different caste; ये तु मूढा दुराचारा वियोनौ मैथुने रताः (ye tu mūḍhā durācārā viyonau maithune ratāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.145.52. -a.

1) Of low origin; अयोनिं च वियोनिं च न गच्छेत विचक्षणः (ayoniṃ ca viyoniṃ ca na gaccheta vicakṣaṇaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.14.133.

2) Destitute of vulva. °जः (jaḥ) an animal (pakṣyādi); वियोनिजानां च विजानते रुतं (viyonijānāṃ ca vijānate rutaṃ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.16.72.

Derivable forms: viyoniḥ (वियोनिः).

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

Viyoni (वियोनि).—f. (ni or nī) 1. Manifold birth. 2. An ignominious birth.

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

Viyoni (वियोनि).—1. viyonī [feminine] womb of animals, also = ja animal.

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Viyonī (वियोनी).—[feminine] womb of animals, also = ja animal.

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Viyoni (वियोनि).—2. [adjective] contrary to one’s nature.

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

1) Viyoni (वियोनि):—[=vi-yoni] [from vi] f. the womb of animals, debased (or ‘manifold’) birth (of plants and animals), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (also nī)

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. contrary to one’s own nature, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa; Kāṭhaka]

3) [v.s. ...] destitute of vulva, [Suśruta]

4) [v.s. ...] of low origin, [Mahābhārata] ([Nīlakaṇṭha])

[Sanskrit to German]

Viyoni in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Yoni.

Starts with: Viyonija, Viyonijanmadhyaya, Viyonijanman.

Ends with: Adviyoni, Diviyoni.

Full-text: Viyonija, Viyonijanmadhyaya, Viyonijanman, Viyodha, Ayoni.

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

Gynaecology and Pediatrics in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]

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Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)

Chapter XII - Diagnosis of hernia, tumours, elephantiasis, etc.

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section CIV < [Anusasanika Parva]

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