Adhyashana, Adhyāśana, Adhyaśana, Adhyāsana: 14 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Adhyashana 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 Adhyāśana and Adhyaśana can be transliterated into English as Adhyasana or Adhyashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन) refers to “taking meal on meal”, and is mentioned in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs. It describes only those formulations which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases (viz., Adhyaśana).

Causes for provocation of Vāta, Pitta and Kapha is described in 88-90 stanzas lucidly. Adhyaśana (taking meal on meal)is among Vāta provocative factors while Viṣamāśana (irregularity in quantity and time of meal) is among Pitta provocative factors.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: PMC: Prevalence of Adhyashana

Adhyashana is a technical term of Ayurveda, which means eating before digestion of previous food. All the ancient classics describe the ill effects of Adhyashana. Charaka mentioned it as a prime causative factor for Grahani dosha. It is also said that Adhyashana can cause severe and incurable diseases or even death.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन):—Taking food over and again the previous meal (before it digested) which may endup with metabolic disorders.

context information

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 dictionary

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन).—[adhikamaśanam] Excessive eating, eating again before the last meal is digested; साजीर्णे भुज्यते यत्तु तदध्यशनमुच्यते (sājīrṇe bhujyate yattu tadadhyaśanamucyate) Suśr.

Derivable forms: adhyaśanam (अध्यशनम्).

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Adhyāsana (अध्यासन).—

1) Sitting down upon, occupying, presiding over.

2) A seat, place.

Derivable forms: adhyāsanam (अध्यासनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Adhyāśana (अध्याशन).—[, (probably error) for Sanskrit adhyāsana: samādhibhāvanādhyāśanatayā Gaṇḍavyūha 494.8—9, because it is the basis for realization (bringing into being) of samādhi(s).]

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

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन).—n.

(-naṃ) Eating too often, taking food before that previously eaten is digested. E. adhi, and aśana eating.

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

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन).—n. Eating too often.

Adhyaśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhi and aśana (अशन).

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

1) Adhyaśana (अध्यशन):—[=adhy-aśana] n. eating too soon after a meal (before the last meal is digested).

2) Adhyāsana (अध्यासन):—[=adhy-āsana] [from adhy-ās] n. act of sitting down upon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] presiding over, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a seat, settlement, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Eating too often, taking food before that previously eaten is digested. E. adhi and aśana.

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Adhyāsana (अध्यासन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) 1) Sitting on or upon.

2) Presiding over, ruling, inhabiting as chief. E. ās with adhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

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

Adhyaśana (अध्यशन):—[adhya+śana] (naṃ) 1. n. Eating too often.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Adhyāsanā (अध्यासना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ajbhāsaṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhyashana in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhyāsana (ಅಧ್ಯಾಸನ):—

1) [noun] the act of sitting upon.

2) [noun] the act of presiding over and conducting the business of a meeting.

3) [noun] a seat, esp. good one.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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