Puranaghrita, Purāṇaghṛta, Purana-ghrita: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Purāṇaghṛta can be transliterated into English as Puranaghrta or Puranaghrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Purāṇaghṛta (पुराणघृत) or simply Purāṇa refers to “old ghee”, as mentioned in verse 5.40 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “Frenzy, epilepsy, stupor, (and) diseases affecting the head, ears, eyes, and womb destroys old ghee [viz., purāṇaghṛta]; it is purificatory and curative of wounds”.
Note: Purāṇa [purāṇam] (sc. ghṛtam)—“old ghee” has been removed to the head of the stanza and translated by mar rñiṅ; although literally meaning “butter” (see v. 35), mar is often used in the sense of “ghee”, e.g. 1.25, 3.50, 4.29, 5.32 & 34 (cf. Mahāvyutpatti 5682). According to Aruṇadatta, ghee is regarded as old when it is of 15 and more years’ standing (pañcadaśādivarṣasthita).
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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Partial matches: Ghrita, Purana, Puraana.
Full-text: Shirovyadhi, Purana, Apasmara, Vranaropana, Vranashodhana, Yonivyadhi, Akshivyadhi, Karnavyadhi.
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