Vatahara, Vātāhāra, Vata-ahara: 7 definitions
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Vatahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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)
Vātahara (वातहर) refers to that which is “eliminative of wind (vāta)”, as mentioned in verse 5.20 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] of sweet digestion and taste, unctuous, vitalizing, augmentative of the elements, eliminative of wind [viz., vātahara: vātapittaharaṃ] and choler, viriligenic, phlegmatogenic, heavy, (and) cooling as a rule (is) milk. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Vātāhāra (वाताहार).—a. one who feeds only on air.
Vātāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and āhāra (आहार).
1) Vātahara (वातहर):—[=vāta-hara] [from vāta > vā] mfn. = -ghna, [Suśruta]
2) Vātāhāra (वाताहार):—[from vāta > vā] mfn. one who feeding only on air, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Vātāhāra (ವಾತಾಹಾರ):—[noun] = ವಾತಾಶನ [vatashana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
vātahara (ဝါတဟရ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[vāta+hara+a]
[ဝါတ+ဟရ+အ]
[Pali to Burmese]
vātahara—
(Burmese text): လေ-လေရောဂါ-ကို-ပယ်ဖျောက်-ပယ်ရှား-တတ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): Can effectively prevent and eliminate air pollution diseases.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hara, A, Ahara, Vata.
Starts with: Vataharanapanna.
Full-text: Vataharanapanna, Bhringavriksha, Hara.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
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