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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Gaṅgāmbu (गङ्गाम्बु) refers to “Ganges water”, as mentioned in verse 5.1-2 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] vitalizing, refreshing, pleasing one’s stomach, satisfying, stimulating one’s intellect, thin, of indistinct taste, savoury, cold, light, (and) nectar-like (is) Ganges water [viz., gaṅgāmbu] fallen from the sky; (as it is), however, touched by sun, moon, and wind (in falling), it is largely dependent upon place and time so far as its wholesomeness and unwholesomeness are concerned”.

Note: The term gaṅgāmbu (“Ganges water”) denotes pure rain-water such as falls in the month of Āśvina (from mid-September till mid-October), the mental connection being that Ganges water is to a Hindu the sum and substance of Hilgenberg & Kirfel erroneously take it for dew-water, which is incompatible with Suśrutasaṃhitā I.45.7:—“Atmospheric water, then, (is) fourfold, namely, coming down as rain, hail, dew, (and) snow. Of these, that coming down as rain (is) the best on account of its lightness. This, again, (is) twofold, Gangetic and oceanic”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gaṅgāmbu (गङ्गाम्बु).—n.

1) water of the Ganges.

2) pure rain-water (such as falls in the month of āśvina).

Gaṅgāmbu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṅgā and ambu (अम्बु). See also (synonyms): gaṅgāmbhas.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gaṅgāmbu (गङ्गाम्बु).—n. (-mbu) 1. Pure rain water, such as falls in Aswin. 2. Ganges water. E. gaṅgā, and ambu water.

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

1) Gaṅgāmbu (गङ्गाम्बु):—[from gaṅgā > gaṅga] n. (gām) Ganges water, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [=gaṅgā-mbu] [from gaṅgāmbu > gaṅgā > gaṅga] pure rain-water (such as falls in the month Āśvina), [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Gaṅgāmbu (गङ्गाम्बु):—[gaṅgā+mbu] (mbu) 1. n. Ganges water; pure rain water.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃgāṃbu (ಗಂಗಾಂಬು):—[noun] = ಗಂಗಾಜಲ [gamgajala].

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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: Mbu, Ambu, Ganga, Ampu.

Full-text: Gangambhas, Nabhas, Bhrashta.

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