Jatru: 9 definitions
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Jatru 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Jatru (जत्रु).—n. [jan-ru to'ntādeśaḥ Uṇ 4.12] The collar-bone, the clavicle; जत्रुकम् (jatrukam) also. आन्त्राणि जत्रवो गुदा वरत्राः (āntrāṇi jatravo gudā varatrāḥ) Av. 11.3.1; जत्रावभ्यर्दयत् क्रुद्धः (jatrāvabhyardayat kruddhaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.67.25; जत्रुदेशे विकवचे हत्वा भूमौ निपातितः (jatrudeśe vikavace hatvā bhūmau nipātitaḥ) Parṇāl.5.13.
Jatru (जत्रु).—m. and n. The collarbone, Mahābhārata 3, 713.
Jatru (जत्रु).—[masculine] [plural] cert. bones (supposed to be 16); [neuter] the collar bone.
1) Jatru (जत्रु):—m. [plural] the continuations of the vertebrae, collar-bones and cartilages of the breast-bone (16 are named, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xii, 2, 4, 11]), [Ṛg-veda viii, 1, 12; Atharva-veda xi, 3, 10; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxv, 8; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa ix, 10, 1]
2) n. sg. the collar-bone, [Yājñavalkya iii, 88; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] ([plural])
Jatru (जत्रु):—(tru) 1. n. The collar-bone.
Jatru (जत्रु):—[Die Uṇādi-Affixe 4, 105.] in der älteren Sprache m. und nur in der Mehrzahl gebraucht. Nach [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 2, 4, 11] werden deren 16 gezählt; wenn oben die kīkasāḥ richtig bestimmt sind, so wären sie, nach der Stelle ubhayatra parśavo baddhāḥ kīkasāsu ca jatruṣu ca [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8, 6, 2, 10], die Fortsätze der Wirbel oder die Rippenhöcker, tubercula costarum, womit jedoch nicht zu stimmen scheint, dass dieselben zur Brust gerechnet werden. In der späteren Sprachen. Schlüsselbein [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 29.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 588.] pu.ā ja.rubhya ā.ṛdaḥ [Ṛgveda 8, 1, 12.] ja.ravaḥ [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 11, 3, 10.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 25, 8.] [Suśruta 1, 66, 3. 86, 13. 250, 14. 2, 15, 15.] ūrdhvajatru was oberhalb des Schlüsselbeines liegt (nach der Körpertheilung in Extremitäten, Bauch und Brust, Rücken und was über dem Rumpf ist) [1, 82, 8. 350, 15] (wo zu lesen sein wird ata ūrdhvamūrdhvajatru). [2, 207, 21.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 88.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 50, 9.] viṣamairjatrubhiḥ (pl.!), unnatajatru [67, 30.] aṃsajatrūṇi [68, 25.] jatrudeśe [Mahābhārata 3, 713. 14, 2322.] [Harivaṃśa 12258.] jatrāvatāḍayacchakram [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 11, 14.] nigūḍha [1, 19, 27.] gūḍha [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 1, 12.] dṛḍha (gūḍha?) [5, 32, 10.] su [Mahābhārata 5, 5120.]
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Jatru (जत्रु):—[Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 9, 10, 1.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 67, 24.]
Jatru (जत्रु):——
1) m. Pl. (nur in der älteren Sprache und [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhatsaṃhitā]) Bez. best. Knochen (deren 16 angenommen werden. —
2) n. Schlüsselbein.
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
Jatru (ಜತ್ರು):—[noun] a bone connecting the sternum with the scapula; the collarbone; the clavicle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Jatru (जत्रु):—n. the collar-bone;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jatruka, Jatrumula, Jatrusandhi.
Full-text: Mahajatru, Urdhvajatru, Jatruka, Sujatru, Urdhvamga, Jantu, Hundana.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Nasya Karma for management of Viswachi - Ayurvedic Review < [Vol. 7 No. 9 (2022)]
Management of Avabahuka with Prasarni Taila Nasya and Sthanik Patra Pinda... < [Vol. 9 No. 5 (2024)]
Healthy Eyes : Ayurvedic Perspective < [Vol. 5 No. 05 (2020)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Bones in the Atharva-veda and Āyurveda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Efficacy of Pathyakshadhatryadi Kwatha Nasya for migraine relief. < [2023: Volume 12, October special issue 18]
Therapeutic impact of navana nasya on Bell's palsy (Ardita) < [2021: Volume 10, November issue 13]
To study pratimarshya nasya and its health benefits – a review < [2017: Volume 6, April issue 4]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Concept of mukhaswasthya according to various acharyas with special reference to dantadhavana < [2017, Issue IV April]
Ayurvedic management of bell's palsy with a neuro rehabilitating rasayana: a case report < [2022, Issue 2, February]
An insight on kanta as pranayatana < [2017, Issue VIII August,]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter L - Symptoms and Treatment of Hiccough (Hicca) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.1.12 < [Sukta 1]