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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Parādiguṇa (परादिगुण):—The Sanskrit name for a group of 10 pharmaceutical properties that are used in therapeutic treatment. It is a Sanskrit technical term from Āyurveda (Indian medicine) and used in literature such the Carakasaṃhitā and the Suśrutasaṃhitā.

The different properties (guṇa) in this group are as following:

1. Paratva (‘excellence’),
2. Aparatva (‘non-excellence’),
3. Yukti (‘rationale’),
4. Saṃkhyā (‘enumeration’),
5. Saṃyoga (‘conjunction’),
6. Vibhāga (‘disjunction’),
7. Pṛthaktva (‘separateness’),
8. Parimāṇa (‘measurement’),
9. Saṃskāra (‘processing’),
10. Abhyāsa (‘practice’).

These properties together are known as ‘parādi’ (beginning with para).

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Parādiguṇa (परादिगुण):—Group of ten properties commencing with Para used for clinical practice.

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Paradi, Guna.

Full-text: Aparatva, Samkhya, Paratva, Vibhaga, Samskara, Samyoga, Prithakatva, Parimana, Yukti, Prithaktva, Abhyasa.

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