Siktanga, Siktāṅga, Sikta-anga: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Siktāṅga (सिक्ताङ्ग) means to “besprinkle one’s limbs”, as mentioned in verse 3.28 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] One shall turn only to sweet, light, fat, cold, (and) liquid food. Having besprinkled one’s limbs [viz., siktāṅga] with very cold water, one shall sip sugared groats. [...]”.
Note: Siktāṅga (“having besprinkled one’s limbs”) has been paraphrased by lus bkru-źiṅ (“bathing one’s body”), with no chronological succession implied.—krus-źiṅ in NP seems to be corrupt for bkrus-śiṅ or khrus-śiṅ (“having bathed”), which would better harmonize with the original Sanskrit.
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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