Mahilahvaya, Mahila-ahvaya, Mahilāhvayā: 5 definitions
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Mahilahvaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Mahilāhvayā (महिलाह्वया) is a variant spelling for Mahilā, which is a synonym for Priyaṅgu, which is a Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant (Callicarpa macrophylla). It is a technical term used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. The synonym Mahilā was identified by Amarasiṃha in his Amarakośa (a Sanskrit botanical thesaurus from the 4th century). It is also mentioned as a synonym in the Bhāvaprakāśa-nighaṇṭu (medicinal thesareus) authored by Bhāvamiśra 16th century, in which it is listed as Mahilāhvayā.
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
Mahilāhvayā (महिलाह्वया).—the Priyaṅgu creeper; कान्ता लता महिलाङ्वया (kāntā latā mahilāṅvayā).
Mahilāhvayā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahilā and āhvayā (आह्वया).
Mahilāhvayā (महिलाह्वया).—f.
(-yā) A plant, commonly Priyangu. E. mahilā a woman, and āhvaya appellation.
Mahilāhvayā (महिलाह्वया):—[from mahilā] f. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
Mahilāhvayā (महिलाह्वया):—[mahilā-hvayā] (yā) 1. f. A plant.
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.
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