Cikitsa, Cikitsā: 16 definitions
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Cikitsa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा) refers to “(medical) treatment” (e.g., for poison), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—In the penultimate Adhyāya of the Kāśyapasaṃhitā (XII. 63) the sage states that cikitsā or treatment for poison is eight-fold—Cauterisation, incision, blood letting, massage with oils, suction, medication by drink or effusion, lepa or external ointment and nasya or nasal sprays or nasal fillings. Formulations prescribed by Kāśyapa are reckoned for their easy availability, sheer clarity and easy administration. Rather than the use of chemicals, acids, bromides etc. he has drawn from the vast storehouse of nature, more so the vegetable kingdom whose efficacy has been observed, tried and recommended from time to time.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Cikitsa (चिकित्स) refers to the “medical treatment (of elephants)”, 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”]: “20. [As sage Pālakāpya said to king Romapāda]: ‘[...] Know, King of Aṅga, that I am that hermit Pālakāpya, son of Sāmagāyana!’—Thus addressed by that excellent sage, the King of Aṅga was greatly amazed. Then the sage, questioned further by that king with regard to elephants, told the prince about the origin of elephants, their favorable and other marks, their medical treatment (cikitsa), and other things, one after another”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा) refers to “medicine” and is known in Tibetan as gso ba.—As one of the “Five Major Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas chen po lnga) it forms part of the “Ten Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas bcu), or fields of knowledge.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Cikitsā.—(CII 1), medical treatment. Note: cikitsā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cikitsā (चिकित्सा).—f (S) The practice of medicine. 2 Prognosis or the prognostic division of medicine. 3 Hence minute and close examination; esp. as viewed as captious or hypercritical. 4 A suspicion or surmise; an imagination of ill: also a fancy, an opinion or apprehension bred by one's imagination or fears. v yē.
cikitsā (चिकित्सा).—f The practice of medicine. Close examination; prognosis.
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
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा).—[kit svārthe san bhāve a]
1) Administering remedies or medicine, medical treatment, curing, healing.
2) (In the system of medicine) Therapeutics, one of the six sections (or sthānāni) of medicine.
3) Control, punishment; प्रमत्तस्य ते करोमि चिकित्सां दण्ड- पाणिरिव जनतायाः (pramattasya te karomi cikitsāṃ daṇḍa- pāṇiriva janatāyāḥ) Bhāgavata 5.1.7.
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा).—f.
(-tsā) The practice of medicine, healing, curing, administering or applying remedies. E. kit to relieve, (disease,) in the reduplicate form, affixes a and ṭāp . kita-svārthe san bhāve a .
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा).—i. e. cikitsa (see cikitsaka), + ā, f. The practice of medicine, curing, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 71, 26.
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा):—[from cit] f. medical attendance, practice or science of medicine ([especially] therapeutics, one of the six sections of med.), [, i, 67; ii, 224; Rāmāyaṇa vi, 71, 26; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Suśruta; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा):—(tsā) 1. f. Idem.
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा):—(wie eben) f. ärztliche Behandlung; Heilung; Heilkunde; im System der Medicin eine der 6 Abtheilungen, Therapie. [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 1. 3, 4, 24, 159.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 473.] [Suśruta 1, 9, 16. 17. 12, 2. 31, 5. 122, 9. 2, 1, 1. 302, 10.] ṛkṣavānaramukhyānāṃ cikitsāmakarottadā [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 71, 26.] [Mahābhārata 1, 67.] cikitsāṃ kṛtvā svastho smi [Mṛcchakaṭikā 48, 9.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 9, 34.] aṣṭāṅgā [Mahābhārata 2, 224.] kālikā [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 947.]
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Cikitsā (चिकित्सा):—, śāstra [SARVADARŚANAS. 180, 10.] kālikā f. Titel eines Werkes [Oxforder Handschriften 357,b, No. 852.] kaumudī f. desgl. [22,b,3.] tattvajñāna n. desgl. 1. darpaṇa m. desgl. 2. paratantra n. desgl. 4.
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा):—f. ärztliche Behandlung , Heilung , Heilkunde , Therapie.
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cigicchā, Tigiccha, Tigicchā, Teicchā, Teicchī.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा) [Also spelled chikitsa]:—(nf) treatment; remedy; medication, therapy; (a) medical therapeutic; -[paddhati] system of medicine; line of treatment; -[vyavasāya] medical practice; -[vyavasāyī] medical practitioner; -[śāstra] medicine, medical science.
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Nepali dictionary
Cikitsā (चिकित्सा):—n. 1. medical treatment; healing; 2. diagnosis;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+13): Chikitsa Vidhi, Cikitsacintamani, Cikitsadarpana, Cikitsadipa, Cikitsadipika, Cikitsajnana, Cikitsaka, Cikitsakalika, Cikitsakalikatika, Cikitsakaumadi, Cikitsakaumudi, Cikitsakhora, Cikitsakrama, Cikitsalakshana, Cikitsalaya, Cikitsalesha, Cikitsamaharnava, Cikitsamalika, Cikitsamanjari, Cikitsamga.
Full-text (+708): Vicikitsa, Kayacikitsa, Vishacikitsa, Ashvacikitsa, Balacikitsa, Arkacikitsa, Dukcikitsa, Astracikitsa, Madhavacikitsa, Jvaracikitsa, Samnipatacikitsa, Vranacikitsa, Cikitsakalika, Cikitsashastra, Shastracikitsa, Shruticikitsa, Vidyaprakashacikitsa, Mritavatsacikitsa, Vishaharacikitsa, Yogacikitsa.
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Search found 65 books and stories containing Cikitsa, Cikitsā; (plurals include: Cikitsas, Cikitsās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.18.9 < [Chapter 18 - The Sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 216 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 121 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 177 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Plant identification in Mādhava Cikitsā for diarrhoea treatment. < [Volume 35 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2016]
Ayurvedic management of cirrhotic ascites < [Volume 35 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2016]
A review on Ᾱrogya Rakṣā Kalpadrumaḥ (text with English translation) < [Volume 35 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2016]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 16 - The Fully Equipped Physician (Cikitsa-prabhrita) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 9 - The (minor) Four Basic Factors of Therapeusis (Cikitsa) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 10 - The (major) Fourfold Basic Factors in Therapeusis (Cikitsa) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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