Sthaulya; 6 Definition(s)
Introduction
Sthaulya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Sthaulya (स्थौल्य) refers to “obesity” (a medical condition that occurs when a person carries excess weight or body fat that might affect their health). Vatsanābha (Aconitum ferox), although categorized as sthāvara-viṣa (vegetable poisons), has been extensively used in ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.
Source: Research Gate: Internal applications of Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox wall)
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sthaulya (स्थौल्य, “grossness”) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.24.—“Sound (śabda), union (bandha), fineness (saukṣmya), grossness (sthaulya), shape (saṃsthāna), division (bheda), darkness (tamas or andhakāra), image (chāya or chāyā), warm light (sunshine) (ātapa) and cool light (moonlight) (udyota) also (are forms of matter)”.
How many types of grossness (sthaulya), are there? It is of two types again namely extreme and relative. What has extreme grossness? Major Aggregate (major aggregate that pervades the entire universe) is an example of extreme grossness. What is relative grossness? For example, apple is grosser than olive.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-living
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sthaulya (स्थौल्य).—n S (sthūla) Greatness, largeness, thickness. 2 Grossness, bulkiness, corpulency. 3 Denseness; opp. to rarity or tenuity. 4 Grossness figuratively; dullness, doltishness, fatwittedness.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysthaulya (स्थौल्य).—n Greatness; grossness; denseness; dulness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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-English dictionary
Sthaulya (स्थौल्य).—
1) Bigness, bulkiness, stoutness.
2) Dulness or density of intellect.
Derivable forms: sthaulyam (स्थौल्यम्).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySthaulya (स्थौल्य).—n.
(-lyaṃ) Bulkiness, bigness, coarseness, largeness. E. sthūla, and ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Shabda | Śabda.—same as mahā-śabda; cf. pañca-śabda (BL). Note: śabda is defined in the “Indian epigraph... | |
| Bheda | Bheḍa (भेड).—m. (-ḍaḥ) 1. A ram, a sheep. 2. A raft, a float. 3. The name of a saint. f. (-ḍī) ... | |
| Chaya | Chāyā (छाया).—f. (-yā) 1. Shade. 2. Shadow, reflected image. 3. The wife of the sun. 4. Beauty,... | |
| Atapa | Atapa (अतप).—mfn. (-paḥ-pā-paṃ) 1. Cool. 2. Unanxious. 3. Unemployed. 4. Unostentatious. E. a n... | |
| Tamra | Tāmra.—(IE; EI 8, 23), same as tāmra-śāsana; a copper-plate grant; also land granted by means o... | |
| Tamas | Tamas (तमस्).—n. (-maḥ) 1. Third of the qualities incident to the state of humanity, the Tama g... | |
| Andhakara | Andhakāra (अन्धकार).—mn. (-raḥ-raṃ) Darkness. E. andha blind, and kāra what makes. | |
| Samsthana | Saṃsthāna (संस्थान).—mfn. (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Like, resembling. n. (-naṃ) 1. Form, figure, shape. 2. ... | |
| Udyota | Udyota (उद्योत) refers to “emitting cool lustre” and represents one of the various ki... | |
| Saukshmya | Saukṣmya (सौक्ष्म्य, “fineness”) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.24.—“Sound (śab... |
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