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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Andhatā (अन्धता) refers to “loss of vision”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Sage Kaśyapa gives a very accurate and graphic description of the lightening speed in which poison spreads in a snake-bite victim. The rapid speed which the dhātus or vitals of a snake-bite victim go through successive symptoms is called viṣavega, characterised by seven stages. The Fifth stage is attended by hiccups, drooping of head, neck and loss of vision (andhatā).

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

Andhatā (अन्धता).—f.

(-tā) Blindness. Also n. andhatvaṃ. E. tā or tva added to andha.

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

Andhatā (अन्धता).—[andha + tā], f. and andhatva andha + tva, n. Blindness.

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

Andhatā (अन्धता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] blindness.

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

Andhatā (अन्धता):—[=andha-tā] [from andha > andh] f. blindness.

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

Andhatā (अन्धता):—f.

(-tā) Blindness. [Mentioned in the Sāṅkhya philos. as one of the twenty eight disabilities (see aśakti and pratyayasarga) and comprehended in the eleven defects of the senses or indriyabadha q. v.] E. andha, taddh. aff. tal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Andhata in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Andha, Ta.

Starts with: Andhatama, Andhatamas, Andhatamasa, Andhatamisra, Andhatamo, Andhatarim.

Ends with: Anandhata, Anusandhata, Dandhata, Dharmandhata, Dravinaandhata, Durgandhata, Gandhata, Kabandhata, Maha Mandhata, Mandhata, Nakulandhata, Nirgandhata, Ratryandhata, Shandhata, Sugandhata, Susamvrittaskandhata, Svarthandhata, Varamandhata, Varnandhata, Vyavasayavandhata.

Full-text: Ratryandhata, Andhatva.

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