Dhanurvata, Dhanurvāta: 7 definitions
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Dhanurvata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)Dhanurvāta (धनुर्वात) or Dhanurvātanidāna refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Vaidyakagrantha, as mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—Dhanurvāta and other sections of the Vaidyakagrantha deal with pathology and allied topics.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhanurvāta (धनुर्वात).—m (S) A spasmodic affection, Tetanus. Disting. into antarāyāmavāta & bahirāyāmavāta.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhanurvāta (धनुर्वात).—m Tetanus.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanurvāta (धनुर्वात):—[=dhanur-vāta] [from dhanur > dhanu] m. a kind of disease, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDhanurvāta (ಧನುರ್ವಾತ):—[noun] = ಧನುರ್ವಾಯು [dhanurvayu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vata, Dhanus.
Starts with: Dhanurvatanidana.
Full-text: Bahirayamavata, Antarayamavata, Naga, Agnijara.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Kṣipta-roga < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Treatments of Vātaja diseases < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Medicines administered for different diseases < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]