Mandagni, aka: Manda-agni, Mandāgni; 5 Definition(s)
Introduction
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Mandāgni (मन्दाग्नि) refers to “dyspeptic” (having weak digestion). The literal translation is “slow digestion”. The term is used throughout Āyurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMandāgni (मन्दाग्नि).—One of the four states of Jāṭharāgni (digestive system);—The word Manda means mild. The strength of agni is less in this state. Even the slightest variation in regular amount is felt heavy for its capacity of digestion impairing the functions of agni. Mandāgni is influenced by kapha-doṣa. It is unable to digest even small amounts of food; creates heaviness in abdomen and head, cough, dyspnea, excessive salivation, vomiting, pain all over the body. It takes long time to digest even small quantities of food. This is said to be the basic cause for all pathogenesis.
Source: PMC: Formation and validation of questionnaire to assess Jāṭharāgni
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
Marathi-English dictionary
mandāgni (मंदाग्नि).—m (manda & agni. Slow fire.) fig. Feebleness of the digestive faculty, apepsy: and attrib. of weak or bad digestion, dyspeptic.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymandāgni (मंदाग्नि).—m Feebleness of the digestive faculty, apepsy. a Dyspeptic.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Mandāgni (मन्दाग्नि).—a. having a weak digestion.
-gniḥ slowness of digestion.
Mandāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and agni (अग्नि).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Manda | Maṇḍa.—weight equal to 5 māṣas (JNSI, Vol. XVI, p. 46); cf. māḍa. Note: maṇḍa is defined in the... | |
| Mandodari | Mandodarī (मन्दोदरी).—f. (-rī) A proper name, the wife of Ravana. E. manda slow, heavy, udara t... | |
| Agnishikha | Agniśikha (अग्निशिख).—Father of Vararuci. He is also known by the name Somadatta. (Kathāsaritsā... | |
| Jatharagni | Jaṭharāgni (जठराग्नि).—the digestive fire of the stomach, the gastric fluid; पञ्चाग्नेस्तस्य चा... | |
| Agnihotra | Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्र).—This is a sacrifice offered to Agnideva. This has two parts, nitya and ... | |
| Dakshinagni | Dakṣiṇāgni (दक्षिणाग्नि).—m. (-gniḥ) One kind of sacred fire. that which is taken from the dome... | |
| Agniveshya | Agniveśya (अग्निवेश्य).—pl., n. of a brahmanical school: Divy 635.18. (Sg. as n. of a teacher, ... | |
| Pancagni | Pañcāgni (पञ्चाग्नि).—n. (-gni) 1. A collection of five fires, amidst which a devotee performs ... | |
| Agnivarna | Agnivarṇa (अग्निवर्ण).—a. [agneriva varṇo yasya] of the colour of fire; hot; fiery; सुरां पीत्व... | |
| Agnikumara | Agnikumāra (अग्निकुमार).—An epithet of Lord Subrahmaṇya. | |
| Agnijvala | Agnijvālā (अग्निज्वाला).—f. (-lā) 1. A flame of fire. 2. A plant bearing red blossoms used by d... | |
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| Agnipravesha | Agnipraveśa (अग्निप्रवेश).—Entering fire. In the Yuddha-Kāṇḍā of the Rāmāyaṇa, Vālmīki has desc... | |
| Agnimukha | Agnimukha (अग्निमुख).—n. of a nāga: Divy 119.26; 122.27. |
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Causes, symptoms, and indications of indigestion < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)