Saudhadhavala, Saudha-dhavala: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Saudhadhavala (सौधधवल) refers to “white like a palace”, mentioned in verse 3.54 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] one shall stay at night on palace(-roof gardens that are) white with mortar [viz., saudhadhavala] and flooded by moonbeams. Dew, alkali, surfeit, curds, sesame-oil, lard, hot sun,—[...]”.
Note: Saudha (from sudhā, “mortar”) properly means “mortared” and usually stands for “mortared house, palace”. In the first case, it has accordingly been translated by khaṅ-bzaṅ(s), lit. “beautiful house” (cf. v. 48), kha in P being merely a xylographical error. (Aruṇadatta and Candranandana interpret saudha here in the sense of dhavalagṛhapṛṣṭha or gṛhamastaka, “palace-roof garden”). In the seeond case, however, saudhadhavala (“white like a palace”) has been represented by rdo-thal-gyis dkar(-ba)—“white with mortar” (cf. v. 37) and referred, not to candrikā (“moonlight”), but (along with this) to saudha (“palace”): khaṅ-bzaṅ(s) rdo-thal-gyis dkar-źiṅ zla-zer-can-du—“on palace(-roof gardens that are) white with mortar and flooded by moonbeams”.
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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