Atibhojana: 8 definitions

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Atibhojana 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Atibhojana (अतिभोजन) refers to “overeating” (resulting in disease), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [After Dīrghatapas cursed the elephants]: “13. The elephants of the quarters, attended by all the elephant tribes, went and said to the Lotus-born (=Brahmā): ‘O god, when our kinsfolk have gone to earth by the power of fate, they may be a prey to diseases, because of unsuitable and undigested food due to eating coarse things and overeating (atibhojana), and other causes’. Thus addressed by them in their great distress, the Lotus-born replied to them: ‘[...]’.”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atibhojana (अतिभोजन).—Voracity, surfeiting oneself, excess in eating.

Derivable forms: atibhojanam (अतिभोजनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atibhojana (अतिभोजन).—n. excessive eating, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 57.

Atibhojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and bhojana (भोजन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atibhojana (अतिभोजन).—[neuter] too much eating.

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

1) Atibhojana (अतिभोजन):—[=ati-bhojana] [from ati] n. eating too much

2) [v.s. ...] morbid voracity.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atibhojana (अतिभोजन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Eating too much (considered also as a consequence of the disease bhasmaka q. v.). E. ati and bhojana.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atibhojana in German

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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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