The Sanskrit term Ardhaśakti can be transliterated into English as Ardhasakti or Ardhashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Ardhaśakti (अर्धशक्ति) refers to “half one’s strength”, and is mentioned in verse 2.11 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Ardhaśaktyā [ardhaśakti] (“with half their strength”) has been paraphrased by nus-ldan-daggi(s) (“as far as they are able to do so”) a construction usually restricted to verbs (Das, Dict. p. 39) but here extended to a predicate noun. The interpretation accords with Indu’s gloss “yāvac chakyate tato ’rdham iti”. Suśrutasaṃhitā IV.24.46 sq. is more elaborate on this point:—“By people who seek their own good gymnastics (is) to be engaged in in all seasons (and) day for day, (but only) to the half extent of their strength; otherwise it is injurious (to their health)”.

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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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Partial matches: Shakti, Ardha.

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