Vyadhita, Vyādhita: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Vyadhita means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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)
Vyādhita (व्याधित) refers to a “diseased person”, as mentioned in a verse sometimes added after 5.18 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] water (is) the (spring of) life of (all) living beings, and everything (is) possessed of it; therefore water is in no case prohibited by (any) ever so incisive restriction (on food). Dryness of the mouth, languidness of the limbs etc., or (even) death (result) from its not being taken; for without water (there is) no function (of life either) in a healthy or in a diseased (person) [viz., vyādhita]”.
Note: After verse 18d, some manuscripts insert 4½ couplets from Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha I.6 (26cd—27, 31, 28—29 of our subsequent numeration), the first 2½ of which are also known to, and commented upon by, Aruṇadatta.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vyādhita (व्याधित) refers to “(being) sick”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] Without being permitted by her husband she shall not observe fast and other rites. Should it be so, she will derive no benefit. She may fall into hell in other worlds. While the husband is sportively engaged or seated comfortably she shall not worry him to get up under the pretext of attending to some household work. Whether he is impotent, distressed, sick (vyādhita) or senile, happy or unhappy, the husband shall never be transgressed. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Vyādhita (व्याधित) refers to a “great sickness”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 21).—Accordingly, “The immoral person is not respected (satkṛta) by people; his house is like a cemetery into which people do not go; he loses all his virtues like a rotten tree that people despise; [...] he is like bad grain, having the outer appearance of good seed but which is inedible; he is like a den of thieves where it is not good to stop; he is like a great sickness (vyādhita) which no one dares to approach; he does not succeed in avoiding suffering; he is like a bad path difficult to travel on; he is dangerous to visit like an evil thief whom it is difficult to befriend; he is like a big ditch that people who walk avoid; he is bad company like a poisonous snake; [...] Even though he is called Bhikṣu because he has a shaved head, the yellow robe and presents his ‘ticket’ in the proper order, in reality he is not a Bhikṣu”.
Vyādhita (व्याधित) refers to the “patients (suffering from disease)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva Vaidyarāja addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘Son of good family, there are patients (vyādhita) suffering from many diseases without nurse. For the sake of them, please pour down the rain of great medicine by which all the sick get free from sickness!’ Immediately after that, the rain of ambrosia poured down from the sky, and all the sick were free from all diseases.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
vyādhita : (adj.) affected with illness.
Vyādhita, (pp. of vyādheti) 1. affected with an illness, ill J. V, 497; Miln. 168. See byādhita.—2. shaken, f. °ā as abstr, shakiness, trembling VbhA. 479. (Page 654)
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
vyādhita (व्याधित).—p S Sick, ill, diseased.
vyādhita (व्याधित).—p Sick, ill.
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
Vyādhita (व्याधित).—a. Diseased, sick; व्याधितस्यौषधं पथ्यं नीरुजस्य किमौषधैः (vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ pathyaṃ nīrujasya kimauṣadhaiḥ) H.
Vyadhita (व्यधित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Made, done, caused.
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Vyādhita (व्याधित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Sick, ill, disease. E. vyādhi sickness, itac aff.
Vyādhita (व्याधित).—i. e. vyādhi + ita, adj. Afflicted with disease, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 157; 8, 395; sick, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 201, M.M.
Vyādhita (व्याधित):—[from vyā-dhā] mf(ā)n. afflicted with disease, diseased, sick, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya etc.]
1) Vyadhita (व्यधित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Hit, effected.
2) Vyādhita (व्याधित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Sick, diseased.
[Sanskrit to German]
Vyādhita (व्याधित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāhia.
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
Vyādhita (ವ್ಯಾಧಿತ):—[adjective] = ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗ್ರಸ್ತ [vyadhigrasta]1.
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Vyādhita (ವ್ಯಾಧಿತ):—[noun] = ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗ್ರಸ್ತ [vyadhigrasta]2.
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: Vyadhitarana.
Full-text: Vahia, Vyadhati, Rakshana, Pratijna, Va, Dhavala.
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