Ashtangahridaya, Ashtanga-hridaya, Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya: 5 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Ashtangahridaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya can be transliterated into English as Astangahrdaya or Ashtangahridaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya (अष्टाङ्गहृदय) and Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha are considered later treatises as compared to the early Saṃhitas. Vāgbhaṭa, the author of these two texts lived on 5th century CE. The author first wrote Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha, [...] The new work is known as Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya is divided into two—pūrvatantra and uttaratantra. In the pūrvatantra there are five divisions which go by the names sūtrasthāna, nidānasthāna, śarīrasthāna, cikitsāsthāna and kalpasthāna.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: UiO Faculty of Humanities: Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya of Vāgbhaṭa

The medical manual Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya by Vāgbhaṭa (ca. 700 CE) is beside the Caraka and Suśruta traditions, one of the three main Indian medical classics. This important text is still in use today, not only in the scholarly medical traditions of India, but also surrounding regions, such as Tibet (Wujastyk 2003). The text gives a comprehensive description of the conception of the human being, his/her illnesses and their cure.

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya (अष्टाङ्गहृदय).—The medical science which deals in eight separate division the treatment of the human body. (1) Śārīra (2) Bāla (3) Graha (4) Ūrddhvāṅga (5) Śalya (6) Daṃṣṭra (7) Jara and (8) Vṛṣa. Bāla—Body which has not attained maturity; Graha-External elements which damage the health of infants; Śalya—extraneous substance lodged in the body; Vṛṣa-The seminal fluid. (Directions of treatment).

context information

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya (अष्टाङ्गहृदय):—[=aṣṭāṅga-hṛdaya] [from aṣṭāṅga > aṣṭa > aṣṭan] n. Name of a medical work of Vāgbhaṭa

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashtangahridaya in German

context information

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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Search found 46 books and stories containing Ashtangahridaya, Ashtanga-hridaya, Aṣṭāṅga-hṛdaya, Astanga-hrdaya, Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya, Astangahrdaya; (plurals include: Ashtangahridayas, hridayas, hṛdayas, hrdayas, Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayas, Astangahrdayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

27. Vagbhata, the author of the Astanga-hrdaya and his Commentators < [Volume 1 (1945)]

23a. Indu’s commentary on the Ashtanga-samgraha of Vagbhata I < [Volume 1 (1945)]

47. Arunadatta and Hemadri < [Volume 1 (1945)]

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A critical study of sanketmanjari commentary on ashtanga hridayam w.s.r. to sharirasthana < [2016, Issue X October]

An innovative teaching technique in recitation of shlokas of samhita (ashtanga hridaya) for first b.a.m.s. students < [2017, Issue V May,]

A critical review on ayushkameeya adhyaya of ashtanga hridaya sootrasthana < [2016, Issue VIII August]

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19. Surgery Reference in Astanga Hrdayam < [Chapter 2 - The concept and practice of Surgery in ancient India]

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10. The other Surgeons and Tantras of Dhanvantari school < [Chapter 3 - Schools of Surgery in ancient India]

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