Dravyagunadhyaya, Dravyaguṇādhyāya, Dravyaguna-adhyaya: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Dravyaguṇādhyāya (द्रव्यगुणाध्याय) refers to the “chapter on properties of things” and is one of the 18 chapters of the Dravyaguṇasaṃgraha, 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.—The Dravyaguṇasaṃgraha deals with cooking and eating in 18 sections [e.g. Dravyaguṇādhyāya].

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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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