# आयुर्वेद (āyurveda)

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आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) is a Sanskrit word meaning the science of health or medicine, the science of medicine, the authoritative writings on medicine, medical science, a book on medicine, one of the eighteen branches of knowledge. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Science and/or Textual Tradition (Śāstra), Science of Medicine/Health (Concise), Origin and Traditional Lineage.

- **Etymology:** E. आयुस् life, and वेद a Veda — E. āyus life, and veda a Veda
- **SLP1:** `Ayurveda`  **IAST:** āyurveda  **Devanagari:** आयुर्वेद
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ayurveda/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Science and/or Textual Tradition (Śāstra) (3 definitions)
- 1. The science of medicine. 2. The authoritative writings on medicine.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आयुर्वेद (veda) (āyurveda) [Printed book page 118 ] आयुर्वेद (veda) (āyurveda) m. ( - दः (-daḥ) ) 1 The science of medicine. 2 The collective writings of authority on medicine, or medical Śāstra. E. आयस् (āyas) life, and वेद (veda) a Veda. [ ID=5689 ]
- 1. The science of medicine. 2. The authoritative writings on medicine.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आयुर्वेद (veda) (āyurveda) [Printed book page 097-a ] आयुर्वेद (veda) (āyurveda) m. ( - दः (-daḥ) ) 1. The science of medicine. 2. The collective writings of authority on medicine, or medical Sastra. E. आयुस् (āyus) life, and वेद (veda) a Veda. [ ID=5687 ]
- 1. The science of health. 2. A book on medicine.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) [Printed book page 065 ] आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) m. the science of health; T. of a book on medicine. [ ID=4477 ]

### Science of Medicine/Health (Concise) (3 definitions)
- medical science  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) [Printed book page 041-2 ] आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) āyur-veda, m. medical science. [ ID=3778 ]
- Medical science  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) [Printed book page 095-a ] आयु - र्वेद (āyu-rveda) ( दः ) ((daḥ)) 1. m. Medical science. [ ID=5071 ]
- the science of health or medicine  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) [Printed book page 105-35 ] आयुस् - वेद (āyus-veda) m. the science of health or medicine. [ ID=5313 ]

### Origin and Traditional Lineage (1 definition)
- 1. Originating from Dhanvantari or from the east face of Brahma. 2. One of the eighteen branches of knowledge. 3. Beginning in the Dvapara yuga. 4. Compiled by Bharadvaja, who divided it into eight parts distributed among his disciples.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) [Printed book page 1-169 ] Āyurveda — originated from Dhanvantari; 1 from the east face of Brahmā; 2 one of the eighteen vidyas; 3 begins in Dvāpara; 4 Bharadvāja was the compiler of the Āyurveda and other sciences connected with medicine; it was divided into eight parts each of which was given to one of his disciples. 5 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. II. 7. 21; VIII. 8. 35; IX. 17. 4; Br. III. 67. 18; Vā. 92. 16; Vi. IV. 8. 10.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. III. 12. 38.] [ Footnote: 3) Br. II. 35. 88; Vi. III. 6. 28; Vā. 61. 79.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 144. 22; Vā. 58. 23; Br. II. 31. 23.] [ Footnote: 5) Vā. 92. 22; Br. III. 67. 24.] [ ID=1357 ]

### References in Epic Literature (Mahābhārata) (1 definition)
- the science of medicine  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > आयुर्वेद (āyurveda) [Printed book page 103-1 ] Āyurveda (the science of medicine). § 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 442 ( Ā°tathāṣṭāṅgo ); XII, 877, 8133 ( °vido janāḥ ), 13137, 13246 ( °vidaḥ ). [ ID=1057 ]

### Scope, Branches, and Classifications (1 definition)
- the science of health or medicine  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 148,3] आयुर् (āyur) — वेद (—veda) m. the science of health or medicine (it is classed among sacred sciences, and considered as a supplement of the Atharva-veda; it contains eight departments: 1. Śalya or (removal of) any substance which has entered the body (as extraction of darts, of splinters, &c.); 2. Śālākya or cure of diseases of the eye or ear &c. by Śalākās or sharp instruments; 3. Kāya-cikitsā or cure of diseases affecting the whole body; 4. Bhūtavidyā or treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by demoniacal influence; 5. Kaumāra-bhṛtya or treatment of children; 6. Agada-tantra or doctrine of antidotes; 7. Rāsāyana-tantra or doctrine of elixirs; 8. Vājīkaraṇa-tantra or doctrine of aphrodisiacs, Suśruta (Title); Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) &c.) [ ID=25890 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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