Chahada, Chāhaḍa: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Chāhaḍa (छाहड) is the son of Āśādhara: the author of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayoddyota or Uddyota: a commentary on the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā: one of the three great works of Vāgbhaṭa.—The Jaina teacher Āśādhara (the son of Sallakṣaṇa and father of Chāhaḍa) lived about 1236 A.D., and is said to have written, besides the Uddyota, 17 more books, not all of which, however, are likely to be his. According to a valuable eulogy attached to his Dharmāmṛta, he hailed from Sapādalakṣaya (the vicinity of Jaipur) and, as his country was overrun by a barbarian king, fled to Mālava, taking refuge at Dhārā, where he was enthusiastically received by Bilhaṇa, the chief minister of King Vijayavarman.
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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