Jantumat, Jantu-mat: 2 definitions
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Jantumat 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Jantumat (जन्तुमत्) refers to the “infested with insects�, as mentioned in verse 5.6-8 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Not shall one drink (water that is) [...]: foamy, infested with insects [jantumat], warm, (and) injurious to the teeth because of excessive cold ; nor celestial (water) that (is) unseasonable ; nor (celestial water) that (is) seasonable (but) the first (of the season), [...] (such water) one shall not drink�.
Note: Phenila (“foamy�) and jantumat (“infested with insects�) have been combined into a single phrase: lbu-ba srog-chags-can (“possessed of foam (and) insects�).—The spellings lbu-ba in NP and dbu-ba in CD are interchangeable.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJantumat (जन्तुमत्):—[=jantu-mat] [from jantu > janīya] mfn. containing worms or insects, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xxxii, 19.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Starts with: Jantumatar, Jantumati, Jantumatri.
Full-text: Phenila.
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