Ekadoshaja, Ekadoṣaja, Ekadosha-ja: 1 definition

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Ekadoshaja 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.

The Sanskrit term Ekadoṣaja can be transliterated into English as Ekadosaja or Ekadoshaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial era

Ekadoṣaja (एकदोषज) refers to “fevers caused due to single Doṣa”, according to the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The uniqueness of the text is that one can get a comprehensive classification, symptomatology and diagnosis of jvara, all at one place in this text. [...] The most striking feature of this text are the separate chapters devoted for the description of [...] [e.g., fevers caused due to single doṣa (ekadoṣaja)] [...].

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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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