Vataja, Vātaja, Vata-ja: 9 definitions
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Vataja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVātaja (वातज).—A country in Ancient India. (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 45).
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyVātaja (वातज) (lit. “one who is born of vāta [wind]”) is a synonym (another name) for the Crow (Kāka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in GaruḍapurāṇaVātaja (वातज) or Vātajavraṇa refers to “wounds caused by the derangement in vāta”, according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—In Garuḍapurāṇa the vraṇa (ulcers/wounds) are classified broadly into two types based on the causative factors i.e.: (1) Āgantuja-vraṇa and (2) Doṣaja-vraṇa. They are sub classified based on the type of Doṣa, [e.g., Vātajavraṇa—The ulcers/wounds caused due to the derangement in vāta. The main characteristic feature is cira-pākī (delayed suppuration)] [...].
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVātaja (वातज).—a kind of colic.
Derivable forms: vātajam (वातजम्).
Vātaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātaja (वातज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Produced by or arising from wind. E. vāta, ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṭaja (वटज):—[=vaṭa-ja] [from vaṭa > vaṭ] m., [Pāṇini 6-2, 22.]
2) Vātaja (वातज):—[=vāta-ja] [from vāta > vā] mfn. produced by w°, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of colic, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
4) Vātajā (वातजा):—[=vāta-jā] [from vāta > vā] mfn. arisen from w°, [Atharva-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātaja (वातज):—[vāta-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a. Arising from wind.
[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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVātaja (ವಾತಜ):—
1) [adjective] air-born or carried by or through the air.
2) [adjective] caused by the disorder of the windy humour of the body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vataja Granthi, Vataja Vriddhi, Vatajama, Vatajanya, Vatajava, Vatajavrana.
Ends with: Parvataja, Parvvataja.
Full-text: Vatottha, Ja, Vatajanya, Utaja, Carmakila, Abhraja, Shalyanna, Toda, Rice, Krisara, J, Vataja Vriddhi, Vataja Granthi, Naga, Diet, Pippalimula, Gridhrasi, Prakriti, Bhaya.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Kāsa (cough) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Classification of diseases in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Treatments of Vātaja diseases < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter IX - Treatment of Vataja Ophthalmia < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter LVII - Symptoms and Treatment of aversion to food (Arochaka) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XXVI - Treatment of diseases of the head < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Vataja-pratisyaya (allergic rhinitis) in Ayurveda vs. modern view < [Volume 7, Issue 4: July - August 2020]
Vataja Granthi with Special Reference to Thyroglossal Cyst < [Volume 9, Suppl 1: July-Aug 2022]
"Study of Vataja Hridroga and Its Correlation with ECG Changes" < [Volume 9, Issue 6: November-December 2022]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 5 - Sūrya (the Healer) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Sannipātas (fevers due to Vāta, Pitta and Kapha) < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Pāṇḍuroga < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
A self-rating scale to measure tridoṣas in children < [Volume 33 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2013]
Concept of prameha/madhumeha (contradictions and compromises) < [Volume 9 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 1989]
A clinical studiy of yoni vyapads with special referance to shothaj yoni rogas < [Volume 18 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1999]