Salt, Salty: 9 definitions
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Salt means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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.
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Salt can denoted by the Sanskrit terms Lavaṇa or Kṣāra, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] As salt (lavaṇa) put into water dissolves gradually, so the mind as well dissolves [thus] in Brahma by means of the practice [of absorption]. As salt by contact with water becomes water, so the mind by contact with Brahma becomes Brahma. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Salt is known in Sanskrit as Saindhava, and whose roots are used in a recipe of pills for elephants to augment their passion, according to the 15th century Matangalila composed by Nilakantha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “22. To augment their passion a pill is to be administered containing koraṇḍa (probably yellow amaranth), mallikā (a kind of jasmine), neem, and Symplocos racemosa roots, with salt [e.g., sa-saindhava], Terminalia catappa, and honey. [...]”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
The Salty taste is denoted by the Sanskrit term Lavaṇa-Rasa, according to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā (Khilasthāna, verse 9.43-45ab) in a chapter on abdominal swelling caused by vitiation of the blood.—Accordingly, “Listen to the cause of that which produces the cravings [of a seemingly pregnant woman with raktagulma]. Generally, there is desire for those tastes which cause an increase of the bodily constituents because of the true similarity of their origin. [When] the vitiated blood has a Vāta or Pitta [imbalance] and is accumulating, it fuels desire for tastes such as [those which are] acrid, sour, salty (lavaṇa) and so on”.
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: The, The, Te, Salt.
Starts with (+8): Calti, Salt and pepper grass, Salt bush, Salt couch, Salt fish, Salt grass, Salt heliotrope, Salt marsh aster, Salt marsh cord grass, Salt marsh fleabane, Salt meadow hay, Salt rabbit brush, Salt water, Salt water couch, Salt water mangrove, Salt-and-oil tree, Salt-meadow cord grass, Saltanata, Saltbush, Saltlover.
Full-text (+2384): Lavana, Saindhava, Kshara, Lavanika, Lona, Vidha, Lavanita, Manimantha, Sauvarcala, Lavaṇoda, Vasuka, Kalalavana, Pakya, Lavanodaka, Bida, Sindhuja, Aushara, Lavanakara, Usa, Audbhida.
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Factors associated with noncompliance of sodium restriction in hypertensive... < [Vol 11, No 2 (2020)]
Associated factors with hypertension, known poorly controlled hypertension,... < [Vol 14, No 7 (2023)]
Analysis of impaired kidney function in the community around the Morosi... < [Vol 14, No 12 (2023)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A study on “Trini Dravyani Na Ati Upayunjita” with special reference to... < [Vol. 5 No. 05 (2020)]
Stay healthy this monsoon with Ayurvedic lifestyle modifications < [Vol. 4 No. 01 (2019)]
A Pinch of Salt - Its effect on health < [Vol. 1 No. 03 (2016)]
Study of the Ecological and Reclamation Condition of Abandoned Saline Lands... < [Volume 15, Issue 19 (2023)]
Granite Pavement Nitrate Desalination < [Volume 11, Issue 15 (2019)]
The Use of Phosphonates to Inhibit Salt Crystallization < [Volume 16, Issue 22 (2024)]
Salt in ayurveda i < [Volume 6 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1987]
Svarna – vanga – a short duration toxicity study < [Volume 5 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 1985]
Prevention and treatment of diseases of mouth by gandoosha and kavala < [Volume 13 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1994]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Household Cooking and Eating out < [Volume 18, Issue 3 (2021)]
Advancing Health Research Impact through a Systemic Multi-Sectoral Approach < [Volume 19, Issue 19 (2022)]
Dietary Sources of Salt in Low- and Middle-Income Countries < [Volume 16, Issue 12 (2019)]
Karya-karana vada: case-control study on lavanarasa atiyoga < [Volume 2, issue 2: March - April 2015]
Concept of ahara (diet) in ayurveda: a critical review < [Volume 2, issue 2: March - April 2015]
Study "vasaadi kashaya" effects on kamala and hyperbilirubinaemia. < [Volume 5, Issue 2: March - April 2018]
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