Vishamashana, Viṣamāśana, Vishamasana: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣamāśana can be transliterated into English as Visamasana or Vishamashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Yogaśataka of Pandita VararuciViṣamāśana (विषमाशन) refers to “irregularity in quantity and time of meal”, and is mentioned in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs. It describes only those formulations which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases (viz., Viṣamāśana).
Causes for provocation of Vāta, Pitta and Kapha is described in 88-90 stanzas lucidly. Adhyaśana (taking meal on meal)is among Vāta provocative factors while Viṣamāśana (irregularity in quantity and time of meal) is among Pitta provocative factors.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Viṣamāsana (विषमासन):—Unequal proportion
2) Viṣamāśana (विषमाशन):—Food takes untimely which is quantitatively either excess / low.
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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviṣamāśana (विषमाशन).—n S (viṣama & aśana) Eating at an hour or in a quantity unusual.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣamāśana (विषमाशन).—n.
(-naṃ) Eating irregularly, either as to quantity or time. E. viṣama and aśana eating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣamāśana (विषमाशन):—[=vi-ṣamāśana] [from vi-ṣama] n. eating irregularly (either as to quantity or time), [Vāgbhaṭālaṃkāra; Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension; Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣamāśana (विषमाशन):—[viṣamā+śana] (naṃ) 1. n. Eating irregularly.
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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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Partial matches: Vi, Samasana.
Full-text: Matrashitiya, Adhyashana.
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