Pariyatraja, Pāriyātraja: 1 definition
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Pāriyātraja (पारियात्रज) refers to “coming from the Pāriyātra” (viz., waters, i.e., rivers), as mentioned in verse 5.11-12 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] (those) [rivers, viz., nadī] again springing from the Sahya and Vindhya; [produce] leprosy, jaundice, and diseases of the head; (those) coming from the Pāriyātra [viz., pāriyātraja] (are) destructive of the (three) humours (and) promotive of strength and virility”.
Note: Pāriyātraja (“coming from the Pāriyātra”) has been rendered by means of a possessive genitive: pa-ri-ya-trai (“of, from, the Pāriyātra”.
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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