Vatarakta, Vata-rakta, Vātarakta: 11 definitions
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Vatarakta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaVātarakta (वातरक्त) refers to “gout” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes.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 vātarakta] 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).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)Vātarakta (वातरक्त) refers to “acute gout” or “rheumatism” 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., Vātarakta]. The word pathyāpathya classifies those elements as either beneficial or hurtful in disease.
Source: Research Gate: Internal applications of Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox wall)Vātarakta (वातरक्त) refers to “gout” (Arthritis: joint inflammation caused by uric acid crystal deposits in the joint space). 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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: ASL- Musculoskeletal Diseases: Rheumatoid arthritisVātarakta is caused by diet and habits that vitiate rakta and vāta. A process of vidāha (akin to inflammation) that happens in the blood due to faulty diet coupled with bad lifestyle is the underlying pathology in Vātarakta. The Caraka Saṃhitā mentions explicitly that Vātarakta first affects the joints of the hands and feet, especially the joints of the fingers, and then later affects the other joints. Vāgbhaṭa and Mādhava point out that it predominantly affects the feet and sometimes the hands and spreads to other joints slowly, just like rat poison. The commentators mention that the allusion to rat's poison is to point out the slow progress of the disease, although it is difficult to comprehend what is meant by rat's poison here. It is interesting to note that Caraka mentions the hands first, whereas Vāgbhaṭa and Mādhava point out that the joints of the feet are affected first.
Another important feature in the onset of Vātarakta is repeated flare ups and remissions for some time before the disease establishes. The descriptions of Vātarakta indicate that joints of both legs and both hands get affected simultaneously. This seems to point to the symmetrical involvement of the joints.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvātarakta (वातरक्त).—n S Acute rheumatism or gout. 2 Better known as the malady raktapitī or mahāvyādhi Black leprosy.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvātarakta (वातरक्त).—n Scurvy.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVātarakta (वातरक्त).—acute gout; कृत्स्नं रक्तं विदहत्याशु तच्च, दुष्टं स्रस्तं पादयोश्चीयते तु । तत्संपृक्तं वायुना दूषितेन तत्प्राबल्यादुच्यते वातरक्तम् (kṛtsnaṃ raktaṃ vidahatyāśu tacca, duṣṭaṃ srastaṃ pādayoścīyate tu | tatsaṃpṛktaṃ vāyunā dūṣitena tatprābalyāducyate vātaraktam) ||.
Derivable forms: vātaraktam (वातरक्तम्).
Vātarakta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and rakta (रक्त). See also (synonyms): vātaśoṇita.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātarakta (वातरक्त).—n.
(-ktaṃ) Acute gout or rheumatism. E. vāta wind, and rakta blood; ascribed to a vitiated state of the blood and the aerial humour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vātarakta (वातरक्त):—[=vāta-rakta] [from vāta > vā] m. w° (in the body) and blood, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] acute gout or rheumatism (ascribed to a vitiated state of w° and blood), [ib.] (cf. -śoṇita)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātarakta (वातरक्त):—[vāta-rakta] (ktaṃ) 1. n. Acute gout or rheumatism.
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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.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Historical review of vata rakta (gout) < [2021: Volume 10, May issue 5]
Differential diagnosis: amavata, sandhivata, vatarakta vs arthritis. < [2022: Volume 11, October issue 13]
Raktmokshana in the management of vata rakta < [2023: Volume 12, September special issue 16]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Conceptual study of role of simhasyadi kvatha in vatarakta < [Volume 5, issue 1 (2017)]
Review on Raktamokshana in Vatarakta < [Volume 11, issue 12 (2023)]
Uric acid metabolisam: an ayurvedic perspective < [Volume 8, issue 5 (2020)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Clinical evaluation of amritadi guggulu in the management of vatarakta w.s.r.to gouty arthritis < [2019, Issue 3, March]
Conceptual study of amrita guggulu < [2022, Issue 3, March]
Guduchi ksheer basti and ayurved management of vātarakta- case report < [2023, Issue 09. September]
Amrita Guggulu Preparation and Clinical Efficacy on Vatarakta < [Volume 11, Issue 2: March-April 2024]
Virechana's Efficacy in High Uric Acid for Gouty Arthritis: A Study < [Volume 10, Issue 1: January-February 2023]
A Conceptual Study on Vatarakta w.s.r. to Gouty Arthritis < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Vāta-śoṇita (gout) and Vāta-rakta (arthritis) < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Mādhavanidāna (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Hārīta (Āyurveda scholar) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Comparison of antioxidant properties of five Ayurvedic formulations < [Volume 3 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2012]
Ayurvedic Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus overlap Vasculitis < [Volume 10 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2019]
Ayurveda management for acute upper limb ischemia - a case report < [Volume 15 (issue 2), Mar-Apr 2024]
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