Tarunasthi, Taruna-asthi, Taruṇāsthi: 8 definitions
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Tarunasthi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)
Taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि):—Cartilage. A specialised type of dense connective tissue consisting of cells embedded in a ground substance or matrix.
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
taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि).—f n S (Young bone.) Cartilage or gristle.
tarūṇāsthi (तरूणास्थि).—f n Cartilage, gristle.
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
Taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि).—n. cartilage.
Taruṇāsthi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms taruṇa and asthi (अस्थि).
Taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि).—n. (-sthi) Cartilage, gristle. E. taruṇa, and asthi bone.
Taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि):—[from taruṇa] n. ‘soft-bone’, cartilage, [Suśruta]
Taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि):—[taruṇā+sthi] (sthi) 2. f. Gristle.
Taruṇāsthi (तरुणास्थि):—n. Knorpel [Suśruta (rotrh) 1,35,1.2,370,2.]
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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Search found 8 books and stories containing Tarunasthi, Taruna-asthi, Taruṇa-asthi, Taruṇāsthi, Tarūṇāsthi; (plurals include: Tarunasthis, asthis, Taruṇāsthis, Tarūṇāsthis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Critical anatomical review of Tarunasthi (cartilage tissue) in Ayurveda < [Vol. 4 No. 01 (2019)]
Analysis of Asthi Sharir in relation to the different types of Asthi... < [Vol. 10 No. 4 (2025)]
Anatomical study of Trika Pradesha < [Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Understanding tarunasthi and articular cartilage in Ayurveda. < [2020: Volume 9, January issue 1]
Concepts of asthi sharir (osteology) in ayurveda < [2015: Volume 4, August issue 8]
Study on sandhi shareera focusing on mandala sandhi. < [2022: Volume 11, October special issue 14]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Anatomy described in ayurveda and modern science: a review article < [2021, Issue 8, August]
Applied anatomical consideration of tarunasthi as per ayur-veda < [2024, Issue 01. January]
Comprehensive study on asthisankhya shareera in relation to anatomy < [2020, Issue 10, October]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Bones in the Atharva-veda and Āyurveda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Anatomy of Janu Sandhi w.s.r. to Knee joint: An Ayurveda Overview < [Volume 9, Issue 6: November-December 2022]
Study of rachana sharir described in laghutrayee in comparison with brihatrayee < [Volume 5, Issue 1: January - February 2018]