Mahishaghrita, Māhiṣaghṛta, Mahisha-ghrita: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Māhiṣaghṛta can be transliterated into English as Mahisaghrta or Mahishaghrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Māhiṣaghṛta (माहिषघृत) refers to “ghee coming from the buffalo” (i.e., māhiṣaṃ ghṛtam), as mentioned in a verse sometimes added after verse 5.39 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “sweet, destructive of hemorrhage, heavy in its digestion, dispersive of phlegm, sedative of wind and choler, (and) strongly cooling (is) buffalo’s ghee [viz., māhiṣaghṛta]”.
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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Partial matches: Ghrita, Mahisha.
Full-text: Vataprashamana, Raktapittaghna, Kaphapaha, Sushita, Pittaprashamana, Gurupaka.
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