Jihvamula, Jihva-mula, 峾ū: 11 definitions
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Jihvamula 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
Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Language and Grammar (shiksha)峾ū (जिह्वामू�) is produced from the “tongue roots� (for velar articulation) and represents on of the four articulators.—According to Indian linguistic tradition (viz., śṣ�, ‘phonetics�, ⲹ첹ṇa, ‘grammar�, nirukta, etymology� and chandas, ‘prosody�.), the articulators (active) are classified as four (e.g., ᾱ峾ū).
Shiksha (शिक्षा, śṣ�) deals with Sanskrit linguistics and represents a branch of vedanga (vedic ancillary science). Shiksha deals with subjects such as phonetics, phonology, study of sound, letters of the Sanskrit alphabet and related topics. Much attention is also given to the study of recitation (patha) of Vedic verses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus峾ū (जिह्वामू�) refers to the “tongue root� (i.e., the “soft palate� of an elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: �13. Their cry that is produced from the tongue root (soft palate) (ᾱ峾ū-samudbhava) shall be called ‘frothy� [ᾱ峾ūsamudbhava� nigadita� phenāyita� syād ruta�]; that produced from the lip and the (hard) palate is ‘boated� (?); that produced in the throat is their ‘roar�, that produced in the cheeks and trunk, their ‘laughter�. All these are auspicious. The sounds of elephants that are due to hunger, thirst, grief, and fright are declared to be very inauspicious.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms峾ū (जिह्वामू�):—[ᾱ峾ūm] Root of tongue, Pharyngeal part of dorsum of tongue. Root of the tongue

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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary峾ū (जिह्वामू�).—the root of the tongue.
Derivable forms: ᾱ峾ūm (जिह्वामूलम�).
峾ū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ᾱ and ū (मू�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾ū (जिह्वामू�).—n.
(-�) The root of the tongue. E. ᾱ, and ū a root.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾ū (जिह्वामू�).—[neuter] the root of the tongue.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峾ū (जिह्वामू�):—[=ᾱ-ū] [from ᾱ > jihva] n. the root of the tongue, [Atharva-veda i, 34, 2; Prātiśākhya]
2) [v.s. ...] Śikṣ�, [Pāṇini 4-3, 62.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary峾ū (जिह्वामू�):—[ᾱ-ū] (�) 1. n. The root or lower part of the tongue.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus峾ū (ಜಿಹ್ವಾಮೂ�):—[noun] = ಜಿಹ್ವಾಬಂ� [jihvabamdha].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jihvamulasthana.
Full-text: Jihvamuliya, Sthana, Caya.
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Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study) (by Mala Laha)
Part 1 - Study of ‘varṇa� or letters according to Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣ� < [Chapter 4 - Varṇaratnapradīpikā Śikṣā]
Part 4 - Five-fold Classification of sound < [Chapter 1 - Pāṇinīya Śikṣā]
Part 3 - Classification of Sanskrit Sound according to the places of articulation < [Chapter 2 - Yājñavalkya Śikṣā]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 6a - Phonetics and Lexicography—The Varnapatala < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Sadhyograhitagarbhavastha (early pregnacy); a conceptual study < [2017: Volume 6, June issue 6]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Insights into the concept of trividha bodhya sangraha: a conceptual review < [2021, Issue 12, December]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]