Pakvashaya, Pakvāśaya, Pakva-ashaya: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pakvāśaya can be transliterated into English as Pakvasaya or Pakvashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
1) Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय):—Large intestine. The major seat of Vāta.
2) [pakvāśayaḥ] Large intestine
3) [pakvāśayaḥ] Large intestine or colon / Caecum. The alimentary canal extending from the ileum to the anus
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय) refers to the “belly”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “What is the impurity of the place of birth? Head (śiras), feet (pāda), belly (udara), back (pṛṣṭha), thighs (pārśva), that which is called a woman’s body (strī-kāya) is a collection of impure things. Inwardly, it contains a stomach (āmāśaya), a belly (pakvāśaya), excrement (viṣ), urine (mūtra) and [other] impurities (aśuci). Outwardly (bahirdhā), there is a wind (vāta) conditioned by the afflictions (kleśa) and actions (karman), a wind that blows on the seed-consciousness (vijñānabīja) and introduces it within the two viscera. During eight or nine months, the seed-consciousness dwells in a pit of excrement and urine (vinmūtragarta). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय).—the stomach, abdomen.
Derivable forms: pakvāśayaḥ (पक्वाशयः).
Pakvāśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakva and āśaya (आशय). See also (synonyms): pakvādhāna.
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय).—m.
(-yaḥ) The abdomen, the stomach. E. pakva, and āśaya receptacle.
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय).—m. the abdomen, Mahābhārata 3, 13973.
Pakvāśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakva and āśaya (आशय).
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय):—[from pakva > pac] m. = vādhāna, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta] (cf. āmāś).
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय):—[pakvā-śaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. The stomach.
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय):—(pakva + āśaya) m. der Ort der gekochten d. h. verdauten Speise, Unterleib (vgl. āmāśaya) [Mahābhārata 3, 13973. 12, 6879.] [Suśruta 1, 85, 3. 349, 13. 2, 199, 2.]
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय):—m. der Ort der gekochten , d.i. verdauten Speise , Unterleib [Rājan 18,44.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Pakvāśaya (ಪಕ್ವಾಶಯ):—
1) [noun] the portion of the belly below the navel in human; hypogastrium.
2) [noun] the abdomen; the stomach.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Pakvāśaya (पक्वाशय):—n. stomach; abdomen;
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: Pakva, Saya, Ashaya, Caya.
Starts with: Pakvashayagata.
Full-text: Pakvadhana, Pakvashay, Pakvashayagata, Assaka, Parshva, Strikaya, Amasaya, Stri, Pitta.
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