Urustambha, Uru-stambha, Ūrūstambha, Ūrustambha: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ) refers to “stillness” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning ūrustambha] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
1) Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ) or Ūrustambhacikitsā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Ūrustambha-cikitsā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—atha ūrustambhacikitsā.
2) Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ) or Ūrustambhādhikāra refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: ūrustambhādhikāre,—guñjābhadrarasaḥ.
3) Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ) also refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: ūrustambhādhikāre,—bhallātakādipralepaḥ .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ) refers to “paralysis of the thigh” and is one of the various diseases dealt with in the Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya, as is mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—The Dhanvantarīyapathyāpathya deals with the treatment of various diseases [e.g., Ūrustambha]. The word pathyāpathya classifies those elements as either beneficial or hurtful in disease.
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ) refers to “stiffness in thigh muscles”. Vatsanābha (Aconitum ferox), although categorized as sthāvara-viṣa (vegetable poisons), has been extensively used in ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.
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
ūrūstambha (ऊरूस्तंभ).—m S Paralysis of the lower extremities. 2 Chronic rheumatism of the thigh.
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
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ).—paralysis of the lower extremities, rheumatism of the thigh. करिणीवोरुस्तम्भविधृता (kariṇīvorustambhavidhṛtā) K.
-mbhā the plantain tree.
Derivable forms: ūrustambhaḥ (ऊरुस्तम्भः).
Ūrustambha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūru and stambha (स्तम्भ). See also (synonyms): ūruskambha.
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ).—m.
(-mbhaḥ) 1. Paralysis of the lower extremities. 2. Rheumatism of the thigh. f.
(-mbhā) The plantain tree. E. ūru and stambha a post.
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ).—[masculine] the same.
1) Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ):—[=ūru-stambha] [from ūru] m. paralysis of the thigh, [Suśruta; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) Ūrustambhā (ऊरुस्तम्भा):—[=ūru-stambhā] [from ūru-stambha > ūru] f. the plantain tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ):—[ūru-stambha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. Paralysis, rheumatism of the knee or thigh. (mbhā) 1. f. The plantain tree.
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ):—(ū + sta)
1) m. Lähmung der Schenkel [Suśruta 2, 45, 4.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 975.] [Śākuntala 25, 5] (im Prākṛt). —
2) f. ā Name einer Pflanze (s. kadalī) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ):—
1) [Kāṭhaka-Recension 36,8.] [Oxforder Handschriften 313,a,34. 357,a, No. 849. fg.] [Hindu System of Medicine 390.] sorustambhā adj. [Kathāsaritsāgara 94, 26. Z. 2] füge [CH.] nach [Śākuntala] hinzu.
Ūrustambha (ऊरुस्तम्भ):—m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) dass.
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Ūrustambhā (ऊरुस्तम्भा):—f. Musa sapientum [Rājan 11,37] ( uru Hdschr.).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Stambha.
Starts with: Urustambhacikitsa, Urustambhadhikara.
Full-text: Urustambhacikitsa, Adhyavata, Urustambhadhikara, Uruskambha.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27 - The therapeutics of Spastic Paraplegia (urustambha-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Role of Avarana in the etiopathogeneis of Urustambha < [Vol. 3 No. 04 (2018)]
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
A Critical review of aetiopathological study of Urustambha < [Volume 11, issue 3 (2023)]
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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Mādhavanidāna (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Bhela and Bhela Saṃhitā < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Critical review of Nidan Panchaka in sciatic syndrome management. < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
Panchabhautika chikitsa for managing urustambha: practical use. < [2019: Volume 8, March special issue 4]
Nidanapanchaka of urustambha vyadhi < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 293 < [Volume 14 (1912)]
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