Kaumarabhritya, Kaumārabhṛtya, Kaumara-bhritya: 8 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)
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.
Kaumārabhṛtya (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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Kaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य) is used to refer to Jīvaka or Gopaka—one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., Jīvaka Kaumārabhṛtya] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet—a tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kaumārabhṛtya (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).
Kaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य):—[from kaumāra] n. ([from] kumāra-bhṛtyā) idem, [Suśruta]
Kaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य):—(kau + bhṛ) n. Pflege und Erziehung von Kindern, ein Theil der ärztlichen Wissenschaft [Suśruta 1, 2, 1. 13.] Vgl. kaumāratantra [11, 10. 12, 1] und kumārabhṛtyā .
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Kaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य):—lies (von kumārabhṛtyā) .
Kaumārabhṛtya (कौमारभृत्य):—n. Pflege und Erziehung von Kindern.
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
Kaumārabhṛtya (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, Kumarabhritya, Kaumaratantra, Balacikitsa, Shodashanga, Uttaratantra, Ashtangasamgraha, Gopaka, Jivaka.
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