Matrashitiya, Matra-shitiya, Mātrāśitīya: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Matrashitiya 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.

The Sanskrit term Mātrāśitīya can be transliterated into English as Matrasitiya or Matrashitiya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

1) Mātrāśitīya (मात्राशितीय) refers to one of the chapters of the Sūtrasthāna of the Carakasaṃhitā which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ātreya to the sage Agniveśa. The Carakasaṃhitā contains eight sections. [...] Other two chapters viz. mātrāśitīya and tasyāśitīya discuss the quantity of food intake in general.

2) Mātrāśitīya (मात्राशितीय) also refers to a chapter of the Sūtrasthāna of the 5th century Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya by Vāgbhaṭa. In the eighth chapter mātrāśitīya, different styles of food intake like samāśana, adhyaśana and viṣamāśana are described.

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

context information

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

Mātrāśitīya (मात्राशितीय):—[=mātrā-śitīya] [from mātrāśita > mātrā > mā] mfn. treating of it, [Vāgbhaṭālaṃkāra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mātrāśitīya (मात्राशितीय):—Adj. über mässiges Essen handelnd.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

context information

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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