Dantagrahin, Danta-grahin, Dantagrāhin, Dantagrahi, Danta-grahi, Dantagrāhī: 4 definitions

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Dantagrahin 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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Dantagrahin in Ayurveda glossary
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Dantagrāhin (दन्तग्राहिन्) refers to that which is “injurious to the teeth” (e.g., water), as mentioned in verse 5.6-8 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Not shall one drink (water that is) [...]: foamy, infested with insects, warm, (and) injurious to the teeth [dantagrāhin] because of excessive cold ; nor celestial (water) that (is) unseasonable; nor (celestial water) that (is) seasonable (but) the first (of the season), [...] (such water) one shall not drink”.

Note: Dantagrāhin (“injurious to the teeth”) has been placed after atiśaityataḥ and rendered by so-yis mi bzod-pa (“not to be borne by, unbearable for, the teeth”).

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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

[«previous next»] — Dantagrahin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dantagrāhin (दन्तग्राहिन्).—a. injuring the teeth, causing them to decay.

Dantagrāhin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and grāhin (ग्राहिन्).

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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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