Pittahara, Pitta-hara: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Pittahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Pittahara (पित्तहर) refers to that which is “eliminative of choler (pitta)”, as mentioned in verse 5.20 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] of sweet digestion and taste, unctuous, vitalizing, augmentative of the elements, eliminative of wind and choler [viz., pittahara: vātapittaharaṃ], viriligenic, phlegmatogenic, heavy, (and) cooling as a rule (is) milk. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPittahara (पित्तहर).—a. antibilious.
Pittahara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitta and hara (हर). See also (synonyms): pittavināśana, pittaśamana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPittahara (पित्तहर):—[=pitta-hara] [from pitta] mf(ī)n. b° removing, antibilious, [Suśruta]
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPittahara (ಪಿತ್ತಹರ):—[noun] anything that is used as anti-bilious medicinal substance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Vatapittahara.
Full-text: Pittavinashana, Pittashamana, Vatapittahara, Hara.
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