The Sanskrit term Śotharoga can be transliterated into English as Sotharoga or Shotharoga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

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

Śotharoga (शोथरोग) or simply Śotha refers to “inflammatory swelling” 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.—Accordingly, the dietetic effect śotharoga-ghna (cures inflammatory swelling) is associated with the following conditions: Food utensils made of Pāṭalapatra (patra=leaves). The dietetic effect śotha-pāṇḍu-hara is associated with the following conditions: Food utensils made of iron (āyasa) and glass (kācapātra).

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Śotharoga (शोथरोग) refers to “swelling” or “oedema”, according to sections on Horses (Gajāyurveda or Aśvāyurveda) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[Management of miscellaneous disorders]—The drugs along with decoction of triphalā are advised if the horse is affected by vraṇa (ulcers)/kuṣṭha/khañja (lameness). The medicines should be administered with gomūtra (cow’s-urine) in mandāgni (impaired digestion), śotharoga (swelling/oedema). If they are affected by vātapitta, vraṇa (ulcers) the ghṛtasaṃyukta-gokṣīra (cow's milk along with ghee) is advised. If the horse is kṛṣa (emaciated), the diet shall be supplemented by māṃsa (meat) for puṣṭyārtha (to improve the body).

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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

Śotharoga (शोथरोग).—dropsy.

Derivable forms: śotharogaḥ (शोथरोगः).

Śotharoga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śotha and roga (रोग).

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

Śotharoga (शोथरोग).—m.

(-gaḥ) Dropsy.

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

Śotharoga (शोथरोग):—[=śotha-roga] [from śotha] m. ‘swelling disease’, dropsy, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

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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: Shotha, Roga, Roka.

Starts with: Shotharogaghna.

Full-text: Edema, Swelling, Shotha, Meat, Samyukta, Vatapitta, Ghritasamyukta, Khanja, Mandagni, Lameness, Gokshira, Impaired digestion, Cow milk, Krisha, Pushtyartha, Ulcer, Mamsa, Cow urine, Gomutra.

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