Grahacikitsa, Graha-cikitsa, 骋谤补丑补肠颈办颈迟蝉腻: 1 definition
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Grahacikitsa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Grahachikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: Cultural Leaders of India - Scientists (Ayurveda)骋谤补丑补肠颈办颈迟蝉腻 (啶椸啶班す啶氞た啶曕た啶む啶膏ぞ) or Bh奴tavidy膩 refers to 鈥減sychiatry鈥� and represents one of the eight divisions (补峁ａ弓腻峁単补) of 膧yurveda as divided by Dhanvantari.鈥擜ccordingly, Dhanvantari became a pupil of sage Bh膩radv膩ja who taught him 膧yurveda and Bhe峁kriy膩. Later, Dhanvantari is stated to have divided the entire range of 膧yurveda into eight divisions (the A峁ａ弓膩峁単as), each division representing a speciality. These specialities are [viz., 3. Bh奴tavidy膩 or 骋谤补丑补肠颈办颈迟蝉腻 (psychiatry), ...]. In his turn, he is stated to have imparted the knowledge of these specialities to his pupils.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda 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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Partial matches: Cikitsa, Graha.
Full-text: Bhutavidya, Ashtanga.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
A峁ａ弓膩峁単a-Sa峁僩raha (膧yurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
膧yurveda and the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Aging issues and jara cikitsa: Ayurvedic cure for senility. < [Volume 1 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1982]