Gulmaroga, Gulma-roga: 2 definitions

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Gulmaroga 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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Gulmaroga in Ayurveda glossary
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Gulmaroga (गुल्मरोग) refers to “chronic enlargement of the spleen” (or any glandular enlargement in the abdomen) and is one of the various diseases dealt with in the Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya, as is 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 Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya deals with the treatment of various diseases [e.g., Gulmaroga]. The word pathyāpathya classifies those elements as either beneficial or hurtful in disease.

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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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[«previous next»] — Gulmaroga in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gulmarōga (गुल्मरोग).—m (S) A disease consisting in tumors or bumps covering the whole body.

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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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