Kaumarabhritya, Kaumārabhṛtya, Kaumara-bhritya: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kaumārabhṛtya can be transliterated into English as Kaumarabhrtya or Kaumarabhritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Google Books: Cultural Leaders of India - Scientists (Ayurveda)Kaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य) or Bālacikitsā refers to “paediatrics” and represents one of the eight divisions (aṣṭāṅga) of Āyurveda as divided by Dhanvantari.—Accordingly, Dhanvantari became a pupil of sage Bhāradvāja who taught him Āyurveda and Bheṣakriyā. Later, Dhanvantari is stated to have divided the entire range of Āyurveda into eight divisions (the Aṣṭāṅgas), each division representing a speciality. These specialities are [viz., 2. Kaumārabhṛtya or Bālacikitsā (paediatrics), ...]. In his turn, he is stated to have imparted the knowledge of these specialities to his pupils.
Source: Ancient Science of Life: A review on Ᾱrogya Rakṣā KalpadrumaḥKaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य) refers to “pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology”.—Kaumārabhṛtya is one among the aṣṭāngas of Ayurveda. It constitutes subjects ranging from prenatal care till the child completes kumāravasthā. Kaumārabhṛtya also includes the treatment of women from the beginning of pregnancy until cessation of breast feeding—because any disturbance in the mother’s physiology will reflect in the child and also because the child would be treatable only through the medium of breast milk. Therefore pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology are included under kaumārabhṛtya.
Kāśyapasaṃhitā is the most important text that deals with kaumārabhṛtya. Since the complete text of Kāśyapasaṃhitā is not available, a complete text such as Ᾱrogya Rakṣā Kalpadrumaḥ based on bālacikitsā has its own importance.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य).—the rearing and general treatment of children.
Derivable forms: kaumārabhṛtyam (कौमारभृत्यम्).
Kaumārabhṛtya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaumāra and bhṛtya (भृत्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य):—[from kaumāra] n. ([from] kumāra-bhṛtyā) idem, [Suśruta]
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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 corpusKaumārabhṛtya (ಕೌಮಾರಭೃತ್ಯ):—[noun] the branch of medical science that deals with childhood and the diseases of children; paediatrics.
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: Bhritya, Kaumara.
Full-text: Ayurveda, Ashtanga, Kaumaraprabhrityaka, Kaumaratantra, Kumarabhritya, Balacikitsa, Uttaratantra, Shodashanga, Ashtangasamgraha, Jivaka.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter I - Diseases of the eye and its appendages < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter XXXVIII - Treatment of the diseases of the female organ of generation < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
The Saṃhitās (Introduction) < [Chapter 1]
Gender in the Saṃhitās < [Chapter 5]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 1.5 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Āyurveda and the Atharva-veda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 10 - The Method of Theoretical and Practical Study < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Chapter 4 - Text Books of Medicine < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]