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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: WJPR: Concept of wet nursing in Ayurveda and Contemporary science

Aṅkadhātrī (अङ्कधात्री) refers to one of the various Dhātrīs (“wet medical attendant”) mentioned in Jain writings.—The concept of Dhatri (i.e., “a lactating lady who bosom-feeds”) is referenced to by Ayurvedic proponent Acharyas like Charaka as Sushruta and Kashyapa.—Jain writing has referenced around five kinds of Dhatri, for nursing of child [e.g., ankadhatri].—[Description]: Any deformity of anka-dhatri may influence the youngster. The kid might be of twisted foot in case she is greasy; feels great in case she is lean and flimsy and may creates timid behavior.

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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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Aṅkadhātrī (अङ्कधात्री).—nurse who carries a baby on her hip: Mahāvyutpatti 9478; Divyāvadāna 475.12, defined 13—14: aṅkadhātrīty ucyate yā dārakam aṅkena parikarṣayaty aṅgapratyaṅgāni ca saṃsthāpayati.Tibetan on Mahāvyutpatti paṅ na = aṅka, which it seems must be the orig. form, since in India babies are carried on the hip. Yet in all other cases the word is written aṃsa-dh° (or aṃśa-, in mss. also atsa-), and this seems to have had real currency, as shown s.v. For the cliché see s.v. kṣīra-dhātrī.

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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: Dhatri, Anka.

Full-text: Anka, Parikarshayati, Parikarshayate.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Ankadhatri, Anka-dhatri, Aṅka-dhātrī, Aṅkadhātrī; (plurals include: Ankadhatris, dhatris, dhātrīs, Aṅkadhātrīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Concept of wet nursing in ayurveda andamp; contemporary science < [2021: Volume 10, November issue 13]

Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)

Part 2 - Life of Mahābala < [Chapter 11]

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