Eshya: 8 definitions

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Eshya 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: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Eshya is a medical term used in Ayurveda meaning "probing".

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ēṣya (एष्य).—a S That is to come, future. 2 In astronomy. Remaining to be passed through (by a heavenly body in its course)--a sign. Opp. to gata Passed through.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Eṣya (एष्य).—a.

1) To be desired or sought; ब्रह्मैव विद्वानेष्यः (brahmaiva vidvāneṣyaḥ) Av.12.2.39.

2) To be approached.

3) To be probed, examined medically.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Eṣya (एष्य).—1. [adjective] to come, future.

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Eṣya (एष्य).—2. [adjective] to be sought or searched.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Eṣya (एष्य):—[from eṣ] 1. eṣya mfn. (See the last) to be striven after, to be sought for, [Atharva-veda xii, 2, 39; 4, 16; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]

2) [from eṣa] 2. eṣya mfn. ([from] the [Causal]), to be examined medically or probed, [Suśruta]

3) 3. eṣya mfn. (√i [future]), what is to come, future, [Sūryasiddhānta]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Eṣya (एष्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Esa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Eshya in German

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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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