Vartman, Vartma: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Vartma (वर्त्म) refers to “(muddy) elephant-tracks”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] The creation of elephants was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. [...] [Elephants are called] vāraṇa, because they ward off the hosts of hostile kings; mātaṅga, because of the muddiness of their paths (vartma-mṛttva). [...]”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Vartma (वर्त्म):—Eyelid
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Vartman (वर्त्मन्) refers to the “cycle (of birth and death)”, according to the Svacchandatantra 11.182-184.—Accordingly, “It is called Atimārga because it is beyond the mental dispositions. It is taught as ‘atimārga’ because the doctrine is beyond the worlds. And the lokas are designated ‘bound souls’, in the cycle of birth and death (sṛṣṭisaṃhāra-vartman). They who are established in the atimārga, [that is to say] the followers of the observance of the skull and the Pāśupatas, they are to be known as beyond them. There is no rebirth for them and they abide in [the reality of] Īśvara, in [the world of] Dhruva”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vartman (वर्त्मन्) refers to the “path (of Suṣumṇā)”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] O goddess, I praise you with mind and speech. [...] Dwelling originally in the abode of Śiva, you multiply yourself sixfold and prepare the path of existence where you nurture wonderful and manifold creation with your own six forms. You shed moonlight on the path of Suṣumṇā (sauṣumṇa-vartman) that is charming due to the beautiful appearance of the six lotuses serving as [your] bases”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Vartman (वर्त्मन्) refers to the “path (of dharma)”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “At the navel is a white lotus. On top of that is the spotless orb of the sun. In the middle of that, at the triple pathway, is she who is the sole essence of saṃsāra [and] the creator of the three worlds, who arises on the path of dharma (dharma-vartman-udayā), who has three bodies [and] who is lauded as Chinnamastā, “she whose head is cut.” I worship her, she who has the form of knowledge, who removes the danger of death, the Yoginī, the seal of Yoga”.
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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vartman (वर्त्मन्) refers to the “highway”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing that Pārvatī was returning, Menā and Himavat excessively delighted went ahead seated in a divine vehicle. [...] The auspicious water-pot was placed in the main highway (rāja-vartman) decorated with sandal paste, aguru, musk and branches of trees with fruits. The priests, Brahmins and sages reciting the Vedas, dancing girls, all went ahead seated on lofty elephants to receive her. All round stumps of plantain trees were fixed. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vartman (वर्त्मन्).—n. [vṛt-manin]
1) A way, road, path, passage, track; वर्त्म भानोस्त्यजाशु (vartma bhānostyajāśu) Meghadūta 41; पारसीकांस्ततो जेतुं प्रतस्थे स्थलवर्त्मना (pārasīkāṃstato jetuṃ pratasthe sthalavartmanā) 'by land'; आकाशवर्त्मना (ākāśavartmanā) 'through the air'.
2) (Fig.) A way, course, an established or prescribed usage, the usual manner or course of conduct; मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः (mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.23; रेखामात्रमपि क्षुण्णादा मनोर्वर्त्मनः परम् । न व्यतीयुः प्रजास्तस्य नियन्तुर्नेमिवृत्तयः (rekhāmātramapi kṣuṇṇādā manorvartmanaḥ param | na vyatīyuḥ prajāstasya niyanturnemivṛttayaḥ) R.1.17 (where the literal sense is also intended); अहमेत्य पतङ्गवर्त्मना पुनरङ्काश्रयिणी भवामि ते (ahametya pataṅgavartmanā punaraṅkāśrayiṇī bhavāmi te) Kumārasambhava 4.2 'after the manner of a moth'.
4) Room, scope for action; न वर्त्म कस्मैचिदपि प्रदीयताम् (na vartma kasmaicidapi pradīyatām) Kirātārjunīya 14.14.
5) An eye-lid; अस्मिन् सर्पिर्वोदकं वा सिञ्चन्ति वर्त्मनी एव गच्छति (asmin sarpirvodakaṃ vā siñcanti vartmanī eva gacchati) Ch. Up.4.15.1.
6) An edge, a border.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्).—n. (-rtma) 1. A road. 2. Custom, usage. 3. Mode, manner, fashion. 4. An edge, a border. 5. An eyelid. E. vṛt to be, manin aff.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्).—i. e. vṛt + man, n. 1. A road, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 13, 20; way, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 197, M.M. (paṅka-, A swamp-way). 2. An eyelid.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्).—[neuter] wheel-track, path, course, way; [instrumental] by way of, through (—°).
Vartma (वर्त्म):—[from varta] in [compound] for vartman.
1) Vartman (वर्त्मन्):—[from varta] n. the track or rut of a wheel, path, road, way, course ([literally] and [figuratively]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. ([instrumental case] or [locative case] ifc. = by way of, along, through, by)
2) [v.s. ...] an edge, border, rim, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] an eyelid (as encircling the eye), [Atharva-veda; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] basis, foundation, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya] (cf. dyūta-v).
Vartman (वर्त्मन्):—(rtma) 5. n. A road; an eyelid.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्):—(von vart) n.
1) Radspur, Wegspur; Bahn (auch bildlich) [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 15. 3, 4, 18, 124.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 225.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 983.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 284.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 126.] [Halāyudha 2, 105.] vartmānyeṣā.anu rīyate ghṛ.am [Ṛgveda 1, 85, 3.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 67, 1.] rathasya.vartmānasaśca.yātave [12, 1, 47.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 2, 9, 2. 6, 3, 1.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 8, 3, 31.] uttarottara [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 4, 10, 3. 5, 6, 2.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 4, 4, 2.] dakṣiṇasya havirdhānasyottarasya cakrasyāntarā vartmapādayoḥ [9, 3.] pṛthagvartman [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 6, 1, 7.] vartmāni navāni [Mahābhārata 3, 15683. 15689. 4, 874.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 59, 5.] [Śākuntala 7.] [Meghadūta 19.] [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 20.] rurorgṛhītavartmā [?9, 72. Kathāsaritsāgara 21, 16. Vetālapañcaviṃśati in Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 25, 7.] urvaśī [Vikramorvaśī 13, 20.] śṛgālavartmanā dhāvan [Hitopadeśa 41, 14.] ujjayinī [85, 3.] bhānoḥ [Meghadūta 40.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 12], Anf. mārgavartmasu [Indralokāgamana 5, 26.] sphyasya Furche, Strich [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 6, 4, 4.] eines von der Stelle gerückten Gefässes [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 2, 1, 3, 5.] keśeṣu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 571.] Weg, Rinnsal von Flüssigem: srotasāṃ vartmānyavarudhyante die Gänge werden verstopft [Suśruta 1, 328, 8. 2, 189, 9.] rasa [445, 16.] śrotravartma (= śrotramārgaṃ) gataḥ so v. a. zu Ohren gekommen [Spr. 401, v. l.] carantamasivartmasu Schwerthiebe [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 69, 25. 7, 8, 28.] — mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ [Bhagavadgītā 3, 23.] [Mahābhārata 1, 7246.] prāpta adj. [12, 194.] tri Nārāyaṇa [3, 12983.] alakṣya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 4, 12. 3, 15, 3. 4, 16, 10. 8, 3, 28.] rekhāmātramapi kṣuṇādā manorvartmanaḥ param . na vyatīyuḥ prajāstasya [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 17.] apunarjanmanām [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 1, 1.] dharmye vartmani tiṣṭhatoḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 1.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 26, 1.] gurūpadiṣṭena vartmanā [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 356.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 5, 165.] sādhu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 8, 37.] sanātana [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 11, 22.] [Spr. 3745.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 3, 37.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 2, 32.] śāstradṛṣṭa [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 77, 13.] nyāyya (so ist zu lesen) [4, 53.] ārṣa [3, 95.] śrauta [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 87, 12. 92, 16.] bhraṣṭa [PAÑCAR. 2, 8, 26.] yogīndraguru [4, 4, 2.] gṛhamedhīya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 8, 20.] nirdainyasya [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 219.] pracyavandharmavartmasu [Mahābhārata 14, 517.] śāstra [Oxforder Handschriften 105], a, [32.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 32, 33.] nigama [2, 7, 37.] saṃsāra [4, 25, 6.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 28, 182.] apavarga [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 25, 25.] ātma [6, 39.] mohitacitta [4, 17, 36.] vismṛtatattva [20, 25.] vyavahāravartmasu [12, 4, 30.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 120, 2.] kramasya Art und Weise [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 11, 32.] vartmanā am Ende eines comp. so v. a. entlang, durch: paṅka [Spr. 498, v. l.] mattebhabhinnaprākāra [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 23.] pratasthe mbudhivartmanā zur See [18, 293. 25, 40. 26, 7. 51, 129.] sthala zu Lande [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 60.] ākāśa durch die Luft [Hitopadeśa 111, 8.] vyoma [Kathāsaritsāgara 44, 184. 52, 6.] dvāra durch die Thür [Hitopadeśa 106, 21, v. l.] tadāhāra [Hitopadeśa ed. JOHNS. 2361.] nadyadrivanavartmasu über Flüsse, Berge und durch Wälder [Hitopadeśa 102, 1.] Als masc. [Daśakumāracarita 68, 11] ohne Zweifel fehlerhaft. —
2) Rand: vraṇa [Suśruta 1, 66, 9.] rūḍha [88, 15.] —
3) Augenlid (runde Einfassung) [Amarakoṣa.3,4,18,124.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha.5,6.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20,133,6.] [Chāndogyopaniṣad.4,15,1.] [Oxforder Handschriften 308,a,14. fgg.] [Suśruta.2,307,12. fgg.] granthi [1, 92, 14.] maṇḍala [340, 13. 2, 303, 13.] paṭala [18.] stha [309, 18.] bhava [20.] āklinna das Zusammenkleben der A. [309, 11. 331, 11.] arśo gewisse krankhafte Auswüchse an den A. [308, 14.] [Hindu System of Medicine 297.] — Vgl. anu, kalyāṇa, kṛṣṇa (Feuer [MAITRYUP. 6, 35]), klinna, kliṣṭa, ghana, deva, dhūma, nakṣatra, pari, puru, praklinna, prati, bahala, bisa, marudvartman, megha, ratha (ānāka so v. a. bis zum Himmel mit seinem Wagen sich erhebend [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 5]), rāja ( [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 25, 39]), śyāva, satya, su .
Vartman (वर्त्मन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaṭṭa, Vaṭṭā, Vicca.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vartman in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) present, existing; current; (nm) the present; hence ~[ta] (nf); —[kala] the present tense (in Grammar); —[samaya] the present..—vartman (वर्तमान) is alternatively transliterated as Vartamāna.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vatrma (ವತ್ರ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] the track or rut of a wheel; a path; a road; a way; a course.
2) [noun] an eye-lid.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vartmaan is another spelling for वर्तमान [vartamāna].—adj. 1. existing; being; present; of the present day; 2. current;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Vartmabandha, Vartmabandhaka, Vartmakarman, Vartmani, Vartmapala, Vartmapata, Vartmapatana, Vartmaroga, Vartmasharkara, Vartmayasa, Vartmodaya.
Full-text (+144): Ghanavartman, Rajavartman, Krishnavartman, Vartmasharkara, Vartmapata, Marudvartman, Anuvartman, Meghavartman, Klinnavartman, Vartmakarman, Vartmabandha, Akashavartman, Vartmaroga, Vayuvartman, Suravartman, Janmavartman, Rathavartman, Vartmapatana, Nakshatravartman, Klishtavartman.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Ole of agnikarma (cauterization) in xanthelasma < [2016, Issue I January]
Effectiveness of vartma nishpidan karma and amalaki rasakriya anjana in the management of klinnavartma (meibomian gland dysfunction)- a single case study < [2024, Issue 11. November]
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter I - Diseases of the eye and its appendages < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter III - Pathology of the diseases of the eye-lids < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter VIII - Classification and treatment of ocular affections < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXI - The Nidanam of diseases of the eyes < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
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Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Critical review of blepharitis in ayurveda and modern ophthalmology < [2016: Volume 5, June issue 6]
General approaches of netra kriya sharira as per ancient ayurveda < [2022: Volume 11, June issue 7]
To study efficacy of palash pushp raskriya varti anjan in blepharitis < [2018: Volume 7, May issue 9]