Nakhavadya, 狈补办丑补惫腻诲测补, Nakha-vadya: 2 definitions
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Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)狈补办丑补惫腻诲测补 (啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶︵啶�) refers to 鈥渕usic made with the nails鈥�, and is mentioned in verse 2.40-44 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth膩na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] music (made) by body, mouth, and nails [viz., 苍补办丑补惫腻诲测补]; the shaking of hands and hair; the walking between (two) waters, fires, and respectable (men); the smoke resulting from (the cremation of) corpses; [...] (all these things) one shall eschew. In all activities of a wise (man) the world alone (is) his teacher鈥�.
Note: Vaktra (鈥渕outh鈥�) has been changed into mchu (鈥渓ip鈥�) and 惫腻诲测补 (鈥渕usic鈥�) into sgra 鈥檅yin (鈥渃ausing noise to come forth, making noise鈥�). This and the next precept are apparently aimed at those who, like modern jazz fans, make a habit of accompanying music by striking their bodies, clicking with their tongues or lips, clapping their hands or finger-nails, and the like. This is also the interpretation proposed by K. L. Bhishagratna for the parallel passage in Su艣rutasa峁僪it膩 IV.24.95 鈥�na g膩tranakhavaktrav膩ditra峁� kury膩t鈥濃�斺�渙ne shall not make music with body, nails, and mouth鈥� or, as the commentator 岣宎lha峁嘺 puts it, 鈥�na g膩tra峁� 惫腻诲测补bh膩峁囜笉a峁�鈥濃�斺�渙ne shall not make one鈥檚 body a musical instrument鈥�.
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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈补办丑补惫腻诲测补 (啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶︵啶�):鈥擺=nakha-惫腻诲测补] [from nakha] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]) n. 鈥榥掳-music鈥�, noise made with the finger-nails.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Vadya, Nakha.
Full-text: Acchurita, Nakhavadana.
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