Agnimandya, Agnimāndya, Agni-mandya, Agnimamdya: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य) refers to “loss of appetite” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning agnimāndya] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
1) Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य) or Agnimāndyacikitsā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Agnimāndya-cikitsā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—atha agnimāndyacikitsā.
2) Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य) or Agnimāndyādhikāra refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: agnimāndyādhikāre,—pīyūṣasundararasaḥ .
3) Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य) also refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: agnimāndyādhikāre,—hiṅguṣaṭkacūrṇaṃ .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Agnimāṇḍya (अग्निमाण्ड्य) refers to “digestive impairment”. Medicinal formulations in the management of this condition include 79 references of Vatsanābha usages. Guṭikā is maximum (73) dosage form in the management of Agnimāṇḍya. Vatsanābha (Aconitum ferox), although categorized as sthāvara-viṣa (vegetable poisons), has been extensively used in ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य):—Lack of digestive power
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
Marathi-English dictionary
agnimāndya (अग्निमांद्य).—n (S agni Fire, māndya Dulness.) Languor of the digestive power.
agnimāndya (अग्निमांद्य).—n Languor of the digestive power.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य).—slowness of digestion, loss of appetite, dyspepsia.
Derivable forms: agnimāndyam (अग्निमान्द्यम्).
Agnimāndya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agni and māndya (मान्द्य).
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य):—[=agni-māndya] [from agni] n. slowness of digestion, dyspepsia.
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ndyam) Languor of the digestive organs, the want of appetite or digestion. E. agni and māndya.
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य):—(agni + māndya) n. träge Verdauung [Weber’s Verzeichniss Nalopākhyāna 941. 965. 977.]
Agnimāndya (अग्निमान्द्य):—n. träge Verdauung.
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
Agnimāṃdya (ಅಗ್ನಿಮಾಂದ್ಯ):—[noun] loss of appetite; feeble condition of digestion; dyspepsia.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mandya, Agni, Ani.
Starts with: Agnimandyacikitsa, Agnimandyadhikara, Agnimandyadhikara, Agnimandyaharaprayashcitta.
Full-text: Agnimandyacikitsa, Mandya, Agnimandyadhikara, Rajanyadi-curna, Manahshila, Mauktika, Tarkshya.
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