Significance of Agitation

Agitation encompasses mental and emotional unrest across diverse fields. Vaishnavism and Theravada Buddhism describe it as inner turmoil. Purana links it to battle disturbances and emotional states. Ayurveda notes it as a symptom and a process of stirring. Jyotisha connects it to planetary influences. India's history sees it as campaigning for rights. Psychiatry and health sciences view it as restlessness in mental disorders, withdrawal, or physical ailments, also describing it as a process of stirring or mixing.1
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Synonyms: Disturbance, Unrest, Turmoil, Anxiety, Turbulence, Commotion, Excitement, Perturbation, Disquiet, Nervousness

In German: Agitation; In Swedish: Agitation; In French: Agitation; In Dutch: Agitatie; In Finnish: Agitaatio; In Spanish: Agitación; In Malay: Pergolakan; In Italian: Agitazione; In Portugese: Agitação; In Polish: Podniecenie

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Buddhist concept of 'Agitation'

Hindu concept of 'Agitation'

The concept of Agitation in local and regional sources

The concept of Agitation in scientific sources

Classical concept of 'Agitation'