Chinnashvasa, Chinnaśvāsa, Chinna-shvasa: 4 definitions
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Chinnashvasa 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 Chinnaśvāsa can be transliterated into English as Chinnasvasa or Chinnashvasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhinnashvasa.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChinnaśvāsa (छिन्नश्वास).—a kind of asthma.
Derivable forms: chinnaśvāsaḥ (छिन्नश्वासः).
Chinnaśvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chinna and śvāsa (श्वास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryChinnaśvāsa (छिन्नश्वास).—(vb. chid), I. adj. one who breathes at irregular intervals, [Suśruta] 1, 115, 17. Ii. m. a kind of asthma, ib. 2, 294, 7.
Chinnaśvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chinna and śvāsa (श्वास).
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Hikkā (hiccup) and Śvāsa (asthma) according to Caraka < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Classification of diseases in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LI - Symptoms and Treatment of Asthma (Shvasa) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Fifteen Diseases (Mentioned In Act II) < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]