Mithyayoga, Mithyāyoga, Mithya-yoga: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Mithyayoga in Ayurveda glossary
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Mithyāyoga (मिथ्यायोग):—Unusually or contrarily interaction of sense organs with their respective objects in accordance with time

Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial era

Mithyāyoga (मिथ्यायोग) refers to the “faulty usage (of food/lifestyle)”, according to the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The uniqueness of the text is that one can get a comprehensive classification, symptomatology and diagnosis of jvara, all at one place in this text. [...] in the Pṛthakjāta-Prakaraṇa it is mentioned that the cause for the manifestation of a disease is the faulty usage (mithyāyoga), excessive usage of food and/or lifestyle. It could also be due to sinful acts. Along with this, pathogenesis specific to a disease is also mentioned.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mithyayoga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mithyāyoga (मिथ्यायोग).—wrong use or application.

Derivable forms: mithyāyogaḥ (मिथ्यायोगः).

Mithyāyoga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mithyā and yoga (योग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mithyāyoga (मिथ्यायोग).—[masculine] wrong use or employment.

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

Mithyāyoga (मिथ्यायोग):—[=mithyā-yoga] [from mithyā > mith] m. wrong use or employment, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]

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Mithyayoga in German

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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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