Shlipada, Ślīpada: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ślīpada can be transliterated into English as Slipada or Shlipada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shlipad.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaŚlīpada (श्लीपद) refers to “elephantiasis” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning ślīpada] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Ślīpada (श्लीपद) refers to “elephantiasis”, as mentioned in verse 5.8-11 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] (Those) [rivers, viz., nadī] springing from the Himavat and the Malaya, which hold water retarded by its bounding against rocks and its (consequent) dashing down and bursting asunder, (are) salutary; those, however, (which are) stagnant produce worms, elephantiasis [rivers, viz., ślīpada], and diseases of the stomach, throat, and head; [...] (those) [rivers, viz., nadī] rising with the Prācyas, Avantis, and Aparāntas [produce] hemorrhoids; (those) [rivers] coming from the Mahendra [produce] abdominal swellings, elephantiasis [viz., ślīpada], and indisposition; [...]”.
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)Ślīpada (श्लीपद) refers to “elephantiasis” and is one of the various diseases dealt with in the Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya, as is mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—The Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya deals with the treatment of various diseases [e.g., Ślīpada]. The word pathyāpathya classifies those elements as either beneficial or hurtful in disease.
Source: Research Gate: Internal applications of Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox wall)Ślīpada (श्लीपद) refers to “elephantiasis” (Lymphatic filariasis: a mosquito-borne parasitic disease caused by tiny thread-like worms that live in the human lymph system). Vatsanābha (Aconitum ferox), although categorized as sthāvara-viṣa (vegetable poisons), has been extensively used in ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryślīpada (श्लीपद).—n S Swelling of the body commencing at the legs.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद).—Swelled leg, elephantiasis.
Derivable forms: ślīpadam (श्लीपदम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚlīpāda (श्लीपाद).—[, m., elephantiasis: Mahāvyutpatti 9521; read (Sanskrit) ślīpada with Mironov and Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 17a.2; compare ślīpadin Mahāvyutpatti 8792.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद).—n.
(-daṃ) Morbid enlargement of the legs, elephantiasis.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद).—i. e. probably śliṣ -pada, n. Morbid enlargement of the legs (cf. śilīpada and the next).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद).—[neuter] elephantiasis, p. din.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद):—[=ślī-pada] n. (thought by some to be [from] √śliṣ + pada; others suppose ślī to have the meaning ‘elephant’) morbid enlargement of the leg, swelled leg, elephantiasis, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद):—(daṃ) 1. n. Elephantiasis.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚlīpada (श्लीपद) [Also spelled shlipad]:—(nm) elephantiasis.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚlīpada (ಶ್ಲೀಪದ):—[noun] a disease characterised by morbid enlargement of the leg by the hardening and ulceration of the surrounding skin; elephantiasis.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shli, Pada, Pata.
Starts with: Shlipadan, Shlipadapaha, Shlipadaprabhava.
Full-text: Shlipadaprabhava, Shlipadapaha, Shilipada, Shlipadin, Shlipad, Ashipada.
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