Thirst: 3 definitions
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Thirst means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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.
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Thirst (in Sanskrit: Pipāsa) no longer affects those students of Yoga having practices over four years, according to the Śivayogadīpikā, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Yoga possibly corresponding to the Śivayoga quoted in Śivānanda’s Yogacintāmaṇi.—Accordingly, [while describing a sequence of Haṭhayoga practices]: “Thus, by means of this Haṭhayoga which has eight auxiliaries, those [students who are] life-long celibates obtain the Siddhis of the [best of Sages] because of their untiring practice. [...] Then, in the third year, he is not hurt by noxious [animals] such as snakes. In the fourth year, he is free from [any] torment, thirst (apipāsa), sleep, cold and heat. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Thirst (in Sanskrit: Daha) refers to one of the symptoms of a fatally bitten victim, as taught in the Ceṣṭita (“symptoms of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+1108): Trishna, Pipasa, Trisha, Tarsha, Trish, Anutarsha, Kshutpipasa, Apalashika, Trishita, Tanha, Thiti, Tarshana, Tarshita, Apipasa, Avadamsha, Udanya, Trisharta, Pyasa, Upalalika, Khuppipasa.
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How to develop the Excellent Wisdom in Subhasutta (by Phramaha Anuchon Khammee (Sasanakitti))
Part 3.3 - Mind as the Driving Force of Dukkha and of Rebirth < [Chapter 3 - Divisions of the Excellent Wisdom in Theravada Buddhism]
Part 3.2 - The Four Noble Truths < [Chapter 3 - Divisions of the Excellent Wisdom in Theravada Buddhism]
Part 4 - Wisdom development by four Satipaṭṭhānas < [Chapter 4 - How to develop the Excellent Wisdom as appeared in Subhasutta]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 9 - Diet in nava-jvara < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Part 75 - Medicines called “parpati” < [Chapter III - Jvaratisara fever with diarrhoea]
Part 1 - Causes, symptoms, and indications of indigestion < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXXIV - The Nidanam of Vomiting < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLIV - The Nidanam of heart disease < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLXXVIII - The Nidanam of Variola < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 237 - The Story of the King < [Part III (b) - Stories of the Western Province and Southern India]
Story 167 - The Story Of The Cobra And The Prince < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Story 198 - The Story of the Wooden Peacock < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XLVIII - Symptoms and Treatment of thirst (Trishna) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XLVII - Symptoms and Treatment of Alcoholism (Panatyaya) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XXXIX - Symptoms and Treatment of Fever (Jvara) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]