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Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Saṃyogaviruddha (संयोगविरुद्ध) refers to “forbidden combinations” (of certain foodstuffs), according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Foodstuffs which are either natural or processed will produce beneficial and harmful effects by its nature. Some mutual combinations may cause very harmful effect, and at times can be fatal. According to Ayurvedic system combination of certain foodstuffs are forbidden, they are called as saṃyogaviruddha.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃyogaviruddha (संयोगविरुद्ध).—any eatables causing disease by being mixed.

Derivable forms: saṃyogaviruddham (संयोगविरुद्धम्).

Saṃyogaviruddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃyoga and viruddha (विरुद्ध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃyogaviruddha (संयोगविरुद्ध).—n.

(-ddhaṃ) Any eatables which cause disease by being mixed.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃyogaviruddha (संयोगविरुद्ध):—[=saṃ-yoga-viruddha] [from saṃ-yoga > saṃ-yuj] n. food which causes disease through being mixed, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Viruddha, Samyoga.

Full-text: Viruddhahara, Kakamaci, Kapota, Saktu, Payasa, Krisara.

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