Ashtamaharoga, Aṣṭamahārōga, Aṣṭamahāroga, Aṣṭamahārogā, Ashtan-maharoga: 2 definitions
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Ashtamaharoga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Aṣṭamahārōga and Aṣṭamahāroga and Aṣṭamahārogā can be transliterated into English as Astamaharoga or Ashtamaharoga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryaṣṭamahārōga (अष्टमहारोग).—m pl S The eight great maladies; viz. vātavyādhi, aśmarī, kṛcchū, mēha, udara, bhagandara, arśa, saṅgrahaṇi, Rheumatism, stone or gravel, strangury, urinary affection, ascites, fistulas and ulcers in ano &c., hæmorrhoids, dysentery. Each has divisions, each comprehending numerous varieties. See pramēha, udara, bhagandara, arśa. See another account under mahārōga.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṣṭamahārogā (अष्टमहारोगा).—वातव्याधि, अश्मरी, कुष्ट, मेह, उदक, भगन्दर, अर्श (vātavyādhi, aśmarī, kuṣṭa, meha, udaka, bhagandara, arśa), and संग्रहणी (saṃgrahaṇī).
Derivable forms: aṣṭamahārogāḥ (अष्टमहारोगाः).
Aṣṭamahārogā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and mahārogā (महारोगा).
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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