Vidradhi: 6 definitions
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Vidradhi 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyVidradhi (विद्रधि) refers to “an abscess ”, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.
Source: Research Gate: Internal applications of Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox wall)Vidradhi (विद्रधि) refers to “boil” (also called a furuncle: a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle). 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvidradhi (विद्रधि).—S Phlegmonous inflammation; any deepseated abscess. The classification is of vātajavi0, pittajavi0, kaphajavi0, raktajavi0, kṣatajavi0, tridōṣavi0.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidradhi (विद्रधि).—An abscess; त्वग्रक्तमांसमेदांसि प्रदूष्यास्थिसमाश्रिताः । दोषाः शोथं शनैर्घोरं जनयन्त्युच्छ्रिता मृशम् ॥ महामूलं रुजापन्नं वृत्तं वाप्यथ वायतम् । स विद्रधिरिति ख्यातो विज्ञेयः षड्विधश्च सः (tvagraktamāṃsamedāṃsi pradūṣyāsthisamāśritāḥ | doṣāḥ śothaṃ śanairghoraṃ janayantyucchritā mṛśam || mahāmūlaṃ rujāpannaṃ vṛttaṃ vāpyatha vāyatam | sa vidradhiriti khyāto vijñeyaḥ ṣaḍvidhaśca saḥ) || Bhāva P.
Derivable forms: vidradhiḥ (विद्रधिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidradhi (विद्रधि).—m.
(-dhiḥ) Phlegmonoid inflammation; especially deep-seated, or internal abscess. E. vidra piercing, dhā to have, ki aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidradhi (विद्रधि):—[=vi-dradhi] [from vidra] f. (said to be [from] vi + √dṝ; [according to] to others [from] vidra + √dhā) an abscess ([especially] when deep-seated or internal), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta] etc. (dhī, [Caraka])
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vi.
Starts with: Vidradhighna, Vidradhighnashana, Vidradhika, Vidradhinashana.
Ends with: Antarikavidradhi, Dantavidradhi, Galavidradhi, Karnavidradhi, Raktavidradhi, Taluvidradhi.
Full-text: Vidradhinashana, Galavidradhi, Raktavidradhi, Vidradhika, Vidra, Karnavidradhi, Shravana, Vidradha, Vidradhighnashana, Vidradhighna, Shigru, Shukadosha.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter IX - Diagnosis of abscess
Chapter XIV - Diagnosis of diseases of the penis
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XVI - The medical treatment of Abscesses and Tumours
Chapter XXI - The medical treatment of poison caused by a Shuka (water insect)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLX - The Nidanam of abscesses etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLXXV - The Nidanam, of diseases peculiar to parturient women < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLXVIII - The Nidanam of Mukha-roga < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XX - Causes and symptoms of Ear-disease < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter XXI - Medical Treatment of Ear-disease < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXV - Eight kinds of surgical operations
Chapter XVII - Features of unripe and ripe swelling
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)