Asthibhanga, Asthibhaṅga, Asthi-bhanga, Asthibhamga: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaAsthibhaṅga (अस्थिभङ्ग) refers to “bone fracture” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning asthibhaṅga] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsAsthibhanga [अस्थिभंग] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Cissus quadrangularis L. from the Vitaceae (Grape) family having the following synonyms: Cissus quadrangula, Cissus tetraptera, Vitis quadrangularis. For the possible medicinal usage of asthibhanga, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Asthibhanga [ଅସ୍ଥିଭଙ୍ଗ] in the Odia language, ibid. previous identification.
Asthibhanga [अस्थिभङ्ग] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryasthibhaṅga (अस्थिभंग).—m S asthibhagna n S Fracture of bones or a bone.
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 dictionaryAsthibhaṅga (अस्थिभङ्ग).—fracture of the bones.
Derivable forms: asthibhaṅgaḥ (अस्थिभङ्गः).
Asthibhaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and bhaṅga (भङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsthibhaṅga (अस्थिभङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. Fracture. 2. A plant of supposed efficacy in fractures, (Cissus quadrangularis.) E. asthi and bhaṅga a breaking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAsthibhaṅga (अस्थिभङ्ग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asthibhaṅga (अस्थिभङ्ग):—[=asthi-bhaṅga] [from asthi] a m. fracture of the bones
2) [v.s. ...] the plant Vitis Quadrangularis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] b m. Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsthibhaṅga (अस्थिभङ्ग):—[asthi-bhaṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A fracture.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAsthibhaṃga (ಅಸ್ಥಿಭಂಗ):—[noun] a break in a bone; a bone-fracture.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asthi, Bhanga.
Full-text: Shiralaka.
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