Amalodaka, Amala-udaka: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Amalodaka (अमलोदक) refers to “non-dirty water”, as mentioned in verse 5.8-9 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] those rivers which fall into the western ocean, flow rapidly, and hold no dirty water [viz., amalodaka] (are), in brief, salutary; (those), however, (which do) the opposite (are) different from this”.
Note: Amalodaka (“holding no dirty water”) has been represented by rdul med (“lacking dirt”). The following chu, which seemingly corresponds to udaka, actually serves as the subject of the sentence, thus taking the role of nadī (“river”) in 9a, which has been dropped.
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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