Raktatisara, Rakta-atisara, Raktātisāra: 11 definitions
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Raktatisara 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)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार) refers to “bloody diarrhoea”, and is mentioned in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs. It describes only those formulations which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases (viz., Raktātisāra).
Only one decoction of Indrayava (Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.), Ativiṣā (Aconitum heterophyllum Wall.), Bilva (Aegle marmelos Linn.), Uṣīra (Vetiveria zizanioides Linn.) and Mustā is indicated in sāma-atisāra (diarrhoea) and chronic Atisāra. This is also indicated in painful or Raktātisāra (bloody diarrhoea).
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार) refers to “bleeding diarrhea” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning raktātisāra] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार) or Raktātisāracikitsā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Raktātisāra-cikitsā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—(1) atha raktātisāracikitsā (2) atha raktātīsāre muṣṭiyogakathanam.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार) or Raktātisāracikitsā is the name of a topic dealt with in the Kvāthādhikāra, as mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—Raktātisāra-cikitsā and other chapters of the Kvāthādhikāra deal with the treatment of fevers.
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
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार).—m.
(-raḥ) Dysentery. E. rakta, and atisāra diarrhœa.
1) Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार):—[from rakta > raj] m. flow of blood, dysentery, bloody flux, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
2) Raktātīsāra (रक्तातीसार):—[from rakta > raj] m. flow of blood, dysentery, bloody flux, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
Raktātīsāra (रक्तातीसार):—[raktā+tīsāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Dysentery.
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार):—(rakta + a) m. blutiger Durchfall [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 2, 1, 9.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 949.] raktātīsāra [WILSON.]
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार):—m. blutiger Durchfall.
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
Raktātisāra (ರಕ್ತಾತಿಸಾರ):—[noun] = ರಕ್ತಭೇದಿ [raktabhedi].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Raktātisāra (रक्तातिसार):—n. blood dysentery;
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: Atisara, Rakta.
Starts with: Raktatisaracikitsa.
Full-text: Raktatisaracikitsa, Accasara.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
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