Shakritsanga, Śakṛtsaṅga, Shakrit-sanga, Shakritsamga, Śakṛtsaṃga, Shakrit-samga: 1 definition

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Shakritsanga 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 terms Śakṛtsaṅga and Śakṛtsaṃga can be transliterated into English as Sakrtsanga or Shakritsanga or Sakrtsamga or Shakritsamga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Śakṛtsaṅga (शकृत्सङ्ग) refers to “retention of feces”, mentioned in verse 4.2 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “by the stoppage of the downward wind (are caused) visceral induration, secretory stasis, pain, weariness, retention of wind, urine, and feces [viz., śakṛtsaṅga], impairment of vision and digestion, and heart-disease”.

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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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