Pakshaghata, Pakṣaghāta, Paksha-ghata, Paksha-aghata: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pakṣaghāta can be transliterated into English as Paksaghata or Pakshaghata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pakshghat.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात) refers to “paralysis” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning pakṣāghāta] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Pakṣaghāta (पक्षघात) refers to a “stroke”, but more specifically, it refers to an ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory. It is composed of the words Pakṣa (translating to ‘contradiction’) and Ghāta (translating to ‘killing’, ‘blow’ or ‘bruise’). The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.
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
pakṣaghāta (पक्षघात).—m (S Usually pakṣāghāta) Hemiplegy.
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pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात).—m (S) Hemiplegy.
pakṣaghāta (पक्षघात).—m Paralysis.
Marathi 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 dictionary
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात).—
1) palsy or paralysis of one side, hemiplegia.
2) refutation of an argument.
Derivable forms: pakṣāghātaḥ (पक्षाघातः).
Pakṣāghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and āghāta (आघात).
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Pakṣaghāta (पक्षघात).—=
Derivable forms: pakṣaghātaḥ (पक्षघातः).
Pakṣaghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and ghāta (घात).
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. Refutation. containing. 2. Palsy, hemiplegia. E. pakṣa, and āghāta a blow.
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात).—m. Hemiplegy.
Pakṣāghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and āghāta (आघात).
1) Pakṣaghāta (पक्षघात):—[=pakṣa-ghāta] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] See pakṣāgh.
2) Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात):—[from pakṣa > pakṣ] m. = kṣa-vadha, [Caraka; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] refutation of an argument or view, [Horace H. Wilson]
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात):—[pakṣā+ghāta] (taḥ) 1. m. Refutation; palsy.
Pakṣaghāta (पक्षघात):—s. u. pakṣāghāta .
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Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात):—(pakṣa + ā) m. einseitige Lähmung, Hemiplegie [Suśruta 1, 45, 20. 255, 1. 357, 19. 2, 42, 14.] Nach [Śabdakalpadruma] (Suppl.) auch pakṣaghāta .
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात):—m. einseitige Lähmung , Hemiplegie [Carakasaṃhitā 6,26.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात) [Also spelled pakshghat]:—(nm) hemiparesis, paralysis.
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Nepali dictionary
Pakṣāghāta (पक्षाघात):—n. Biol. & Med. palsy; paralysis;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Paksha, Aghata, Ghata.
Full-text (+0): Pakshapakshaghata, Pakshaaghaat, Pakshavadha, Patca-katavatam, Pakshghat, Shishu, Ahata, Baal, Pakkha, Ghata, Bala.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A clinico-anatomical consideration of pakshaghatam (paralytic afflictions) < [2017: Volume 6, February issue 2]
Study of Ekangveer Ras in managing Pakshaghata (CVE) effects. < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
"Review of pran and vyan vayu coordination in pakshaghat" < [2022: Volume 11, May special issue 6]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
The Application of Nasya in Paksaghata < [Vol. 9 No. 7 (2024)]
Clinical evaluation of Nasya Karma and Vatagajankusha Rasa effect in the... < [Vol. 4 No. 04 (2019)]
A review on Palliative Care in Pakshaghata < [Vol. 7 No. 8 (2022)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 853 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 2]
Page 188 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 216 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
The First International Research Seminar on Ayurveda (2014), Birstein, Germany < [Volume 34 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2015]
A case study on the Ayurvedic management of cerebral palsy < [Volume 34 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2015]
An introduction to abhinava chintamani an ayurveda treatise from orissa < [Volume 10 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1990]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Ulcers (vraṇa) according to Caraka < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Treatment of Śotha disease < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Treatments of Vātaja diseases < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Pakshaghata (hemiplegia) - a disease review < [2017, Issue IX, September]
Analytical study on ekangveer ras in the management of pakshaghata w.s.r. to cve (cerebro vascular episode) < [2016, Issue IX September]
A comparative clinical study on ayurveda protocol and allopathic protocol in the management of pakshaghata (cerebrovascular accident due to thrombus) < [2018, Issue VII, July]