Anilajit, Anila-jit: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Anilajit (अनिलजित्) refers to “wind-destroying”, mentioned in verse 4.15-16 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] from (suppressed) yawning (result) diseases (such) as (those resulting) from (suppressed) sneezing, and (in this case) every wind-destroying [viz., anilajit] application (is wholesome)”.
Note: Anilajit (“destroying wind”), like the above vātaghna, has been reproduced by a future participle: rluṅ ’joms bya—(“going to destroy wind”). It would, of course, also be possible to take rluṅ ’joms alone for the correspondent of anilajit and bya for the predicate: “shall be made” (~kārya; cf. v. 15); but then thams-cad (“every”) would be out of place, the sense being that any, not every, wind-destroying application shall be resorted to in this case.
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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