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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sirāvyadha (सिराव्यध).—venesection.

Derivable forms: sirāvyadhaḥ (सिराव्यधः).

Sirāvyadha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sirā and vyadha (व्यध). See also (synonyms): sirāmokṣa, sirāvyadhana.

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

Sirāvyadha (सिराव्यध).—m.

(-dhaḥ) Venesection. E. sirā, vyadha piercing; also sirāvyadhanaṃ .

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

Sirāvyadha (सिराव्यध):—[=sirā-vyadha] [from sirā] m. ([Suśruta]) piercing the veins, venesection.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sirāvyadha (सिराव्यध):—[sirā-vyadha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

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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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Partial matches: Sira, Vyadha, Cira.

Starts with: Siravyadhana.

Full-text: Siravyadhana, Shiramoksha.

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Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)

Chapter VIII - The method of Venesection

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