Dushtavrana, Duṣṭavraṇa, Dusta-vrana, Dushta-vrana: 8 definitions
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Dushtavrana 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.
The Sanskrit term Duṣṭavraṇa can be transliterated into English as Dustavrana or Dushtavrana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaDuṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण) refers to “depraved wound” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning duṣṭavraṇa] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in GaruḍapurāṇaDuṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण) refers to “non healing wounds”, according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—In the management of ulcers/wounds (vraṇacikitsā) the first step for the āgantuja-vraṇa (traumatic ulcers/wounds) caused by Śastra (weapons) and for the duṣṭa-vraṇa (non healing ulcers/wounds) is viśodhana (wash off the ulcer’s/wound’s impurities by medicated decoction).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismDuṣṭavraṇa (nonhealing ulcer) is a term used in Ayurveda indicating medical condition.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryduṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण).—m S A dull boil or sore: also a fistula or a sinus.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDuṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण).—
1) a dull boil or sore.
2) a sinus.
Derivable forms: duṣṭavraṇaḥ (दुष्टव्रणः).
Duṣṭavraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms duṣṭa and vraṇa (व्रण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A dull boil or sore, a sinus. E. duṣṭa bad, and vraṇa sore.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Duṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण):—[=duṣṭa-vraṇa] [from duṣṭa > duṣ] m. a dull boil or sore
2) [v.s. ...] a sinus, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣṭavraṇa (दुष्टव्रण):—[duṣṭa-vraṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A boil; a sinus.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dushta, Vrana, Dust, Avrana.
Full-text: Dushta, Vranacikitsa, Visodhana.
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