Vataroga, Vata-roga, Vātaroga: 15 definitions
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Vataroga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Vātaroga (वातरोग) refers to one of the various Anupāna (“drink take”), according to sections on the treatment of Horses (Gajāyurveda or Aśvāyurveda) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—The Anupāna i.e. the drink take along with or after medicine was important in treatment. Because it may help in carrying, absorption, assimilation and enhancing action of the drugs. Normally the selection of anupāna is done depends upon disease, doṣa etc.—[...] In diseases of the deranged and aggravated vāyu the medicine should be administered through the taila (oil), or in combination with śarkarā (sugar), ājya/ghṛita (ghee) or toya (water).
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
1) Vātaroga (वातरोग) 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 Vātaroga-cikitsā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—atha vātarogacikitsā.
2) Vātaroga (वातरोग) or Vātarogādhikāra 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: vātarogādhikāre,—nānāyogāḥ .
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
Pali-English dictionary
vātaroga : (m.) an illness caused by the wind humour.
Vātaroga refers to: “wind disease, ” upset of the body, disturbance of the intestines, colic SnA 69; VvA. 185.
Note: vātaroga is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāta and roga.
vātaroga (ဝါတရောဂ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[vāta+roga]
[ဝါတ+ရောဂ]
[Pali to Burmese]
vātaroga—
(Burmese text): လေရောဂါ၊ လေနာရောဂါ၊ လေနာ။
(Auto-Translation): Airborne diseases, air quality diseases, air pollution.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
vātarōga (वातरोग).—m (S) Rheumatism, gout &c.; disorder in general ascribed to the vitiation or the predominance of the humor vāta.
vātarōga (वातरोग).—m Rheumatism, gout, &c.
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
Vātaroga (वातरोग).—
1) gout or rheumatism.
2) (vātavyādhiḥ) Name of an ancient authority on अर्थशास्त्र (arthaśāstra) referred to by Kauṭilya.
Derivable forms: vātarogaḥ (वातरोगः).
Vātaroga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and roga (रोग). See also (synonyms): vātavyādhi.
Vātaroga (वातरोग).—n.
(-gaṃ) Rheumatism, gout. E. vāta wind, and roga disease.
Vātaroga (वातरोग):—[=vāta-roga] [from vāta > vā] m. ‘wind-disease’, any disease supposed to arise from a diseased state of the wind in the body (e.g. gout, rheumatism, paralysis etc.), [Suśruta; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
Vātaroga (वातरोग):—[vāta-roga] (gaṃ) 1. n. Rheumatism.
Vātaroga (वातरोग):—m. = vātavyādhi [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Suśruta.1,9,13. 173,5. 201,17.2,35,12.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH.1,7,70.] [Oxforder Handschriften 316,a,3 v. u.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 965.]
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
Vātarōga (ವಾತರೋಗ):—[noun] any of a group of diseases of the connective tissue, of uncertain causes or supposed to be caused by morbid affection of windy humour of the body, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and rheumatic fever; a rheumatic disease.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vāta-roga (वात-रोग):—n. gout; rheumatism;
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: Vataroga Chikitsa, Vatarogabhinita, Vatarogadhikara, Vatarogaharaprayashcitta.
Full-text (+2): Ahivatakaroga, Andavataroga, Uppannavataroga, Vatarogabhinita, Vatarogin, Vatavyadhi, Vataroga Chikitsa, Vatarogaharaprayashcitta, Vaat-rog, Vatapotha, Marutaroga, Vatarogi, Vatarogadhikara, Apatantraka, Anilamaya, Anupana, Abhinita, Nilanirgundi, Vanga, Gridhrasi.
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