Ritucarya, Ṛtucaryā, Ritu-carya: 6 definitions
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Ritucarya 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛtucaryā can be transliterated into English as Rtucarya or Ritucarya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ritucharya.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)Ṛtucaryā (ऋतुचर्या) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Rudradatta, 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.—Ṛtucaryā and other topics of the the Rudradatta deal with medicine.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṚtucaryā (ऋतुचर्या):—Two months together are called a Rtu. Rtucharya denotes the work or duties which are to be carried out during each Rtu, it includes seasonal food intake, seasonal activities and Seasonal cleansing process(Rtu Anusara Shodhana)
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 dictionaryṚtucaryā (ऋतुचर्या).—f. seasonal proceeding; अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि ऋतुचर्यास्तु वाजिनाम् (athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi ṛtucaryāstu vājinām) Bhoja's Śālihotra 92.
Ṛtucaryā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛtu and caryā (चर्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ṛtucaryā (ऋतुचर्या) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. B. 4, 220.
—by Sundaradeva, son of Govindadeva. Io. 57.
2) Ṛtucaryā (ऋतुचर्या):—med. by Sundaradeva. See Bhūpavallabha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtucaryā (ऋतुचर्या):—[=ṛtu-caryā] [from ṛtu > ṛ] f. Name of [work]
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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.
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