Anaha, Ānāha: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Anaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Ānāha (आनाह) refers to “constipation” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes.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 ānāha] 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).
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Ānāha (आनाह) refers to a type of “intestinal obstruction” and, together with Plīhodara, represents one of the eight types of udararoga (“diseases affecting the belly”) according to the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 8). Accordingly, “That part of the chyle which is riot converted into blood takes the form of mucus and is gradually accumulated in the intestines, if mixed with the wind. That is also the case with stools, held up by wind, These two things cannot find their way downwards, giving rise to intestinal obstruction, which is called anaha”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Ānāha (आनाह) refers to “milk coming from the camel”, as mentioned in verse 5.25 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] among the (different kinds of milk [viz., payas]), [...] slightly rough, warming, and salt (is) camel’s milk [viz., auṣṭraka], (also) digestive (and) light; (it is) commended for wind, phlegm, constipation [viz. ānāha], worms, cutaneous and abdominal swellings, and hemorrhoids”.
Note: Ānāha (“constipation”) has been rendered by lto sbos (“inflated belly”), which usually corresponds to ādhmāna (“inflation”) (cf. 2.18, 4.9, 5.17); a similar case is found in v. 81, which see for further parallels.
Ānāha (आनाह):—Distention of abdomen due to incomplete evacuation of stool, urine and flatus
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.
India history and geography
Aṇāha (अणाह) or Aṇāhamaṇḍava refers to “poor homes” in ancient Indian society, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] On page 55.11 f., there is a description of poor home (aṇāha-maṇḍava) in the city of Mathurā. In its population there was a sprinkling of disabled persons: leprosy, suffering from leucoderma, tuberculosis, extreme poor, extreme helpless, blind, lame, slothful, hump-backed, short in stature, clipped or cut-nose, clipped-ear, cut-lips, scorched, a parasite and several classes of mendicants. The invaders of the orphan home exchange their views as to which sin may be washed at which holy place. [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ānāha (आनाह).—m S Suppression of urine, epistasis.
ānāha (आनाह).—m Suppression of urine, epistasis.
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
Ānāha (आनाह).—
1) Binding.
2) Suppression of urine, constipation, epistasis; ततो रुद्धे शकृन्मूत्रे सैन्यमानाहदुःखितम् (tato ruddhe śakṛnmūtre sainyamānāhaduḥkhitam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.122.15.
3) Length (especially of cloth).
Derivable forms: ānāhaḥ (आनाहः).
Ānāha (आनाह).—(m.; Sanskrit Lex. id., not in Pali or Prakrit), height (of a man): Divyāvadāna 546.12 kīdṛśas tasya rājño ānāha- pariṇāhaḥ. Usually āroha (which read?).
Ānāha (आनाह).—m.
(-haḥ) 1. Epistasis, suppression of urine, or constipation. 2. Length, especially of cloth. E. āṅ before naha to bind, affix ghañ.
Ānāha (आनाह).—i. e. ā-nah + a, m. 1. Obstruction. 2. Length.
1) Anaha (अनह):—mfn. (said to be [from] √an) breathing freely, healthy, well (= nīroga), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Ānāha (आनाह):—[=ā-nāha] [from ā-nah] m. epistasis, suppression of urine
3) [v.s. ...] constipation, [Suśruta; Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] length, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Ānāha (आनाह):—[ā-nāha] (haḥ) 1. m. Suppression of urine; length of cloth, &c.
Ānāha (आनाह):—(von nah mit ā) m.
1) Verstopfung des Leibes [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 6.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 471.] [Suśruta 1, 32, 2. 82, 5. 97, 11. 366, 7. 2, 44, 15. 256, 19.] [Mahābhārata 3, 10334.] —
2) Länge [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 16.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1431.]
Ānāha (आनाह):—m. —
1) Verstopfung des Leibes. —
2) *Länge.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Aṇaha (अणह) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anagha.
2) Aṇaha (अणह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anabhas.
3) Aṇaha (अणह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Adhunā.
4) Aṇāha (अणाह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anātha.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ānāha (ಆನಾಹ):—
1) [noun] a binding of oneself to.
2) [noun] irregular and insufficient action of the bowels; constipation; suppression of urine.
3) [noun] the extent from end to end; length.
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 (+0): Naha, A.
Starts with (+9): Anaahak, Anahaka, Anaham, Anahamandava, Anahambuddhi, Anahamkari, Anahamkartavya, Anahamkrita, Anahamkriti, Anahamvada, Anahamvadi, Anahamvadin, Anahan, Anahanana, Anahanasya, Anahankaar, Anahankara, Anahankarin, Anahankrita, Anahar.
Full-text (+38): Anahamkrita, Nahana, Pratyanaha, Anahamvadin, Anaham, Anahika, Anahavatti, Anatha, Anahamandava, Anahambuddhi, Anabhas, Adhuna, Anahan, Magha, Ervaruka, A na han xiang, A na han dao, A na han guo, Wu zhong a na han, Anathamandapa.
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