Kshavathu, Kṣavathu, Kṣavathū: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Kṣavathu and Kṣavathū can be transliterated into English as Ksavathu or Kshavathu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Kṣavathū (क्षवथू) refers to “allergic rhinitis” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kṣavathū] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Kṣavathu (क्षवथु):—Sneezing
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
Kṣavathu (क्षवथु).—See under क्षु (kṣu).
Derivable forms: kṣavathuḥ (क्षवथुः).
See also (synonyms): kṣava.
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Kṣavathu (क्षवथु).—[kṣu-athuc]
1) Sneezing.
2) Cough.
3) Irritation of the throat.
4) Sore throat. विषवैद्यो विजानाति सर्पस्य क्षवथुं ध्रुवम् (viṣavaidyo vijānāti sarpasya kṣavathuṃ dhruvam) Subha.
Derivable forms: kṣavathuḥ (क्षवथुः).
Kṣavathu (क्षवथु).—m.
(-thuḥ) 1. Cough, catarrh. 2. Sneezing. 3. Irritation of the throat, sore throat. E. kṣu to sneeze, &c. athuc aff.
Kṣavathu (क्षवथु).—i. e. kṣu + athu, m. Sneezing, catarrh, [Suśruta] 1, 39, 1.
Kṣavathu (क्षवथु).—[masculine] sneezing.
1) Kṣavathu (क्षवथु):—[from kṣu] m. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 89; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) sneezing, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra ii, 3, 2; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] catarrh, cough, irritation of the throat, sore throat (kṣayathu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Horace H. Wilson]
Kṣavathu (क्षवथु):—(thu) 2. m. Cough, sneezing; irritation or sore throat.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Kṣavathu (ಕ್ಷವಥು):—
1) [noun] a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth caused by irritation of the nostrils; a sneeze.
2) [noun] the act or sound of coughing; a cough.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Kshavathu, Kṣavathu, Ksavathu, Kṣavathū; (plurals include: Kshavathus, Kṣavathus, Ksavathus, Kṣavathūs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
Comparative Efficacy of Shunthyadi Taila Nasya Versus Pippalyadi Taila Nasya... < [Vol. 17 No. 04 (2023)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
The effect of jala neti in the management of vataja pratishyaya w.s.r. to allergic rhinitis – a case study < [2018, Issue VIII, August]
A physiological study of adharaneeya vega w.s.r. to apanavayu vega < [2017, Issue IX, September]
A shareera kriyatmaka (physiological) understanding of prana vata < [2016, Issue III March]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Litrature review of adharniya vega w.s.r to charak samhita < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
Review of pranavaha srotas < [2023: Volume 12, October special issue 18]
"Review on Aadharneeya Vega: Kshavathu Vegarodh and Treatment Principles" < [2021: Volume 10, August issue 10]
A study on pranavaha srotas and its mulasthana < [Volume 2, issue 5: Sept - Oct 2015]
Vataja-pratisyaya (allergic rhinitis) in Ayurveda vs. modern view < [Volume 7, Issue 4: July - August 2020]
Comparative Clinical Study of Nasya and Jala Neti in Allergic Rhinitis < [Volume 8, Issue 3: May - June 2021]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXII - Causes and symptoms of diseases of the nose < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter XXIII - Therapeutics of nasal diseases < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]