Vyanga, Vyaṅga, Vyamga: 21 definitions
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Vyanga 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)
Cosmetics, Perfumery, Skin care and other Ayurvedic Beauty treatments
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) refers to “melasma” (a type of skin disease).—In Ayurveda, pitta and rakta vitiation are held responsible for impairment of skin health, lustre, colour as well as complexion and skin diseases such as visarpa (erysipelas), vyaṅga (melasma), śvitra (leucoderma), dadru (urticaria), pippalu (moles) to name a few, therefore herbs alleviating these two will act as skin lightening agents. [...] A few among them act indirectly as varṇya by alleviating rakta and pitta doṣa
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) refers to “chloasm of face” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes.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 vyaṅga] 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
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) refers to a skin ailment marked by facial blotches. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. The literal translation of Vyaṅga is “limbless” or “deformed” but in a different context it can refer to a crippled person or a kind of cat’s eye (precious stone).
The Vāyu being aggravated through wrath and overfatiguing physical exercise, and surcharged with Pittam, and suddenly appearing on the face of a person, causes thin, circular, painless and brown-coloured patches or stains. They are known by the name of Vyanga.
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) refers to “freckles of the face”, mentioned in verse 4.18 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Erysipelas, urticaria, leprosy itching of the eyes, jaundice, and fever as well as cough, dyspnea, palpitation of the heart, freckles of the face [viz., vyaṅga], and swellings of the skin (result) from (suppressed) vomiting. A gargle, an inhalant, a fast, after one has eaten pungent (food)—its ejection, gymnastics, a bloodletting, and a purgative (are) commended in this case”.
Note: Hṛllasa (“palpitation of the heart”) has been represented more generally by ro stod mi bde (“indisposed upper part of the body”), whereas vyaṅga (“freckles of the face”) has been expressed altogether differently by daṅ-ga (sc. mi bde) (“bad appetite”). It is possible that the Tibetans had a variant reading before them or else mistook lāsa for abhilāśa (“appetite”) and vyaṅga (from vi-añj) for the homonymous vyaṅga (from vi-aṅga)—“ill-limbed, crippled, deranged”.
Vyanga is one of the Kshudraroga, characterized by the presence of Niruja (painless) and Shavavarna Mandalas (bluish-black patches) on face. It is one of the most common diseases as regards the face is concerned. On the basis of clinical features, it can be compared with facial melanosis, one of the hyper pigmented disorders. Drugs with Rakta Prasadaka, Twak Prasadaka and Varnyakara properties are helpful in the management of Vyanga, that pacifies aggregated Doshas and help in Raktashodhana (blood purification).
Vyanga is a disease, which decreases the glowing complexion of the face and affects the skin. Among many diseases concerned with cosmetic values, Vyanga is common disease known to us from thousands of years. Though it is considered as Kshudra Roga (minor disease), has got a major importance as a cosmetic problem in the society. It is characterized by the presence of Niruja (painless), Tanu (thin) and Shavavarna Mandalas (bluish-black patches) on face, occurs due to vitiation of Vata, Pitta followed by Rakta Dosha.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) refers to “one who is deformed”, representing an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] He should not be stupid, have a fat lip, be one who spits, or have an indistinct voice, nor have a tumor, nor be a charmer nor be deformed (vyaṅga), proud or deaf. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., vyaṅga), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., vyaṅga) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) or Vyaṅgadoṣa refers to “bodily defects” , according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “One should make an effort to seek a teacher who brings about eternal bliss and awakens (his disciples) to what is beneficial. (The true teacher is) is fortunate and pleasing to see. [...] He has all his limbs and is free of defects (vyaṅga-doṣa-vivarjita). He knows (the practice of) piercing and shaking (the body of his disciple with his spiritual power) and checking (the flux of the breath). [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) or Vyaṅgārtha refers to one of the “three kinds of meaning of words”, according to the Sāhityadarpaṇa.—There are three kinds of meaning of words which are: vācya-artha, lakṣa-artha and vyaṅga-artha. The vācya-artha is known by abhidhā, lakṣa-artha is known by lakṣaṇā and vyaṅga-artha is recognized by vyañjanā. Thus it can be said that Abhidhā denotes the primary meaning, where the dictionary meaning of the word is predominant. Lakṣaṇā denotes the secondary meaning which is established after the failure of the primary sense though it is based on the primary meaning. And vyañjanā denotes the suggestive sense of a word.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vyaṅga (व्यंग).—a S (vi & aṅga) vyaṅgita a Deformed or defective (in some limb, member, or organ); of whom some limb &c. is impaired, imperfect, or wanting. 2 fig. Incomplete, deficient, unentire--an article in general.
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vyaṅga (व्यंग).—n S Deformedness or defectiveness, incompleteness, imperfection: also a defective or feeble particular; a weak point. 2 A mole on the skin.
vyaṅga (व्यंग).—a Deformed. Fig. Deficient. n De- formedness.
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
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग).—a. [vigatamaṅgaṃ yasya]
1) Bodiless.
2) Wanting a limb, deformed, mutilated, maimed, crippled.
3) Illarranged.
4) Lame.
5) Having no wheels.
-ṅgaḥ 1 A cripple.
2) A frog.
3) Dark spots on the cheek; क्रोधायासप्रकुपितो वायुः पित्तेन संयुतः । मुखमागत्य सहसा मण्डलं विसृजत्यतः । नीरूजं तनुकं श्यावं मुखे व्यङ्गं तमादिशेत् (krodhāyāsaprakupito vāyuḥ pittena saṃyutaḥ | mukhamāgatya sahasā maṇḍalaṃ visṛjatyataḥ | nīrūjaṃ tanukaṃ śyāvaṃ mukhe vyaṅgaṃ tamādiśet) Mādh. N.
4) Steel.
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग).—mfn.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) 1. Deformed, lame. 2. Bodiless. 3. Ill-arranged. m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A frog. 2. A cripple. 3. Discoloration of the face, dark spots on the cheek. E. vi depreciative, &c., aṅga body.
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग).—i. e. vi-aṅga, I. adj. 1. Deformed, mutilated, Mahābhārata 1, 1089. 2. Lamed. 3. Bodiless. 4. Ill-arranged. Ii. m. 1. A cripple. 2. A frog. 3. Discoloration of the face, dark spots on the cheek.
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग).—1. [adjective] spotted; [masculine] spot, stain (lit. & [figuratively]).
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Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग).—2. [adjective] limbless, mutilated, crippled; [abstract] tā† [feminine]
1) Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग):—[=vy-aṅga] [from vy] a See p.1029, [columns] 1, 3.
2) [=vy-aṅga] 1. vy-aṅga mf(ā)n. (for 2. See [column]3) without limbs, limbless, deficient in limb, deformed, crippled, [Atharva-veda; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] having no wheels, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] lamed, lame, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] bodiless, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] ill-arranged, [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] m. a cripple, [ib.]
8) [v.s. ...] m. or n. a kind of cat’s eye (a precious stone), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] n. ([wrong reading] for try-aṅga, tripartite army, [Mahābhārata])
10) [=vy-aṅga] [from vy-añj] 2. vy-aṅga mfn. (for 1. See [column]1) spotted, speckled, [Atharva-veda]
11) [v.s. ...] m. freckles in the face, [Suśruta]
12) [v.s. ...] a blot, blemish, stain, [Harivaṃśa]
13) [v.s. ...] a frog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] steel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग):—[(ṅgaḥ-ṅgā-ṅgaṃ) m.] A frog; a cripple; dark spots on the face. a. Deformed, disfigured.
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग):—1. (von añj mit vi)
1) adj. fleckig: takman [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5, 22, 6.] —
2) m. a) Flecken im Gesicht [Suśruta 1, 118, 2. 292, 12. 296, 12. 326, 5.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 7, 65.] — b) Schandfleck: vyaṅgabhūtaḥ kulasya [Harivaṃśa 4889.] — e) Frosch [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 2, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1354.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 49.] [Medinīkoṣa g. 22.] — d) Stahl [Śārṅgadhara] nach [NIGH. PR.]
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Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग):—2. (2. vi + aṅga) adj. (f. ā) in Ableitungen die erste Silbe zu vyā, nicht zu vaiya verstärkt, gaṇa svāgatādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 7.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 3.]
1) entstellt an den Gliedern oder eines Gliedes entbehrend, krüppelhaft [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 25, 179.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 49.] [Medinīkoṣa g. 22.] va.ro viparu.vyaṅgaḥ [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 7, 56, 4.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 149.] [Mahābhārata 1, 1089. 2, 259.] [Suśruta 1, 109, 4.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 3, 7.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 70.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 247.] go [Mahābhārata 13, 3362.] a [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 28, 18.] [Pañcatantra 184, 22.] avyaṅgāṅgī [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 10.] śarīra [VARĀH.][BṚH. S. 64, 2.] —
2) keine Räder habend: ratha [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 26, 15.] —
3) fehlerhaft für tryaṅga dreigliedrig (d. i. aus Wagen, Reiterei und Fussvolk bestehend oder n. Wagen, Reiterei und Fussvolk) [Mahābhārata 8, 2526] [?(ed. Bomb. hat die richtige Lesart).] tryaṅga (bala) ist auch [9, 1388] zu lesen st. dvyaṅga der ed. Calc. und vyaṅga der ed. Bomb. — Vgl. 1. avyaṅga .
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaṃga, Viaṃga.
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
Vyaṃga (ವ್ಯಂಗ):—
1) [noun] a man who is crippled, has an incapacitated limb or limbs; a disabled man.
2) [noun] a defect, fault or lacuna.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग):—n. 1. bodiless; 2. deformed; mutilated;
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.
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