Klaibya: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Klaibya (क्लैब्य):—[klaibyam] Impotence; Inability to perform sexual act.

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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Sanskrit dictionary
Klaibya (क्लैब्य).—
1) Impotence (lit.); बरं क्लैब्यं पुंसां न च परकलत्राभिगमनम् (baraṃ klaibyaṃ puṃsāṃ na ca parakalatrābhigamanam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
2) Unmanliness, timidity, cowardice; क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ (klaibyaṃ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.3.
3) Impotence, powerlessness; यत्रोत्पलदलक्लैब्यमस्त्राण्यापुः सुरद्विषाम् (yatrotpaladalaklaibyamastrāṇyāpuḥ suradviṣām) R.12.86.
Derivable forms: klaibyam (क्लैब्यम्).
See also (synonyms): klībatā, klaivya.
Klaibya (क्लैब्य).—or klaivya klaivya, i. e. klība, or klīva, + ya, n. 1. Want of virility, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 129. 2. Timidity, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 19, 5. 3. Weakness, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 12, 86.
Klaibya (क्लैब्य).—[neuter] impotence, weakness.
1) Klaibya (क्लैब्य):—[from klīb] a n. impotence, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā ii; Suśruta; Hitopadeśa]
2) [v.s. ...] unmanliness, weakness, timidity, cowardice, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Hitopadeśa]
3) [v.s. ...] weakness (as of a lotus leaf), [Raghuvaṃśa xii, 86]
4) [v.s. ...] the neuter gender, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) b See √klīb.
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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
Klaibya (ಕ್ಲೈಬ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the quality or fact of a man who is unable to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. because of an inability to have an erection; impotency.
2) [noun] lack of physical strength, vigour or the quality of being shamefully timid.
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)
Starts with: Klaibyate.
Full-text: Klibata, Klaivya, Klaibyate, Klibatana, Parakalatra, Abhigama, Abhigamana, Maat, Upapad, Sahaja.
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Search found 22 books and stories containing Klaibya; (plurals include: Klaibyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A review on maanasika nidana and samprapti of klaibya (erectile dysfunction) < [2017, Issue XII, december,]
Clinical evaluation of muslyadi churna in the management of ksheenshukrawsrto oligospermia < [2017, Issue VI June]
Clinical evaluation of shatavaryadi churna in the manangement of ksheena shukra w.s.r. to oligosperma < [2016, Issue III March]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.3 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Gokshuradi Vati's role in managing Ksheen Shukra (oligozoospermia) < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
Erectile dysfunction with special reference to klaibya < [2023: Volume 12, July special issue 12]
Study on gokshuradi modak and asthapan basti for erectile dysfunction. < [2017: Volume 6, October special issue 13]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
To evaluate the efficacy of Ashwattha Churna with and without Virechana Karma... < [Vol. 7 No. 10 (2022)]
Ayurvedic management of Klaibya - Case Study < [Vol. 8 No. 4 (2023)]
An open label single arm clinical study on the effectiveness of Akarakarabha... < [Vol. 7 No. 10 (2022)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.195 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 2.4.193 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Klaibya (erectile dysfunction) - a bird eye view through ayurveda and modern science < [Volume 1, issue 7 (2013)]
Review on klaibya (erectile dysfunction) < [Volume 10, issue 1 (2022)]
Infertility in the perspective of agadatantra- a critical review < [Volume 7, issue 2 (2019)]