Shiroruj, Śiroruj, Śiroruk, Śiroruc: 5 definitions
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Shiroruj 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 Śiroruj and Śiroruk and Śiroruc can be transliterated into English as Siroruj or Shiroruj or Siroruk or Shiroruk or Siroruc or Shiroruc, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shiroruch.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaŚiroruj (शिरोरुज्) refers to “pain in the head” and is a symptom of a snake-bite caused by the Śvetamaṇḍalī snakes, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—[Cf. śirokṣirukpārśvavarṇabheda]
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Śiroruj (शिरोरुज्) refers to a “headache”, mentioned in verse 4.2-17 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “(By the stoppage) of feces (are) said (to be caused) cramps in the calf, catarrh, headache [viz., śiroruj], upward wind, colic, heart-trouble, outflow of stool through the mouth, and the above-named diseases [...] catarrh, pain in the eyes, the head [viz., śiroruj], and the heart, stiffness of the neck, anorexia, and giddiness—along with visceral induration— (result) from (suppressed) tears. In this case sleep, liquor, (and) cheerful words (are wholesome)”.

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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiroruj (शिरोरुज्).—[feminine] head-ache.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiroruj (शिरोरुज्):—[=śiro-ruj] [from śiro > śiras] f. h°-ache, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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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Starts with: Shiroruja.
Full-text: Antrapacaka, Oshnya.
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