Kayacikitsa, Kaya-cikitsa, Kāyacikitsā: 9 definitions
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Kayacikitsa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kayachikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा) refers to “internal medicine” 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., 1. Kāyacikitsā (internal medicine), ...]. In his turn, he is stated to have imparted the knowledge of these specialities to his pupils.
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
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा).—the third of the eight departments of medical science, treatment of diseases affecting the whole body.
Kāyacikitsā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāya and cikitsā (चिकित्सा).
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा).—f.
(-tsā) Treatment of disease, administering medicines. E. kāya, and cikitsā remedying.
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा):—[=kāya-cikitsā] [from kāya] f. ‘body-cure’, treatment of bodily diseases, [Suśruta]
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा):—[kāya-cikitsā] (sā) 1. f. Treatment of disease; giving medicine.
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा):—(2. kāya + ci) f. Bez. eines Gebiets der Heilkunde, die Lehre von der Behandlung der Krankheiten, welche den ganzen Leib ergreifen, [Suśruta 1, 2, 2. 9. 2, 302, 10.] — Vgl. kāyika .
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा):—f. die Lehre von der Behandlung der Krankheiten , die den ganzen Körper ergreifen.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा):—(nf) medicine; medical science.
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Nepali dictionary
Kāyacikitsā (कायचिकित्सा):—n. treatment of bodily diseases;
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)
Partial matches (+0): Cikitsa, Kaya.
Full-text (+0): Ayurveda, Ashtanga, Uttaratantra, Kaaychikitsa, Kayashuddhi, Jvara, Niruha, Niruhabasti, Anuvasanabasti, Niruhavasti, Vamana, Anuvasana, Shodashanga, Anuvasanavasti, Shirovirecana, Virecana, Kayika, Pancakarma, Karnapurana.
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