Kanthya, ṇṭⲹ, Kamthya: 19 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as “improving voice and curing hoarseness�, and originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhit sūtrasthna IV. The name is derived from the word 첹ṇṭ, translating to “throat�. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Ikṣumūla (Saccharum officinarum), Drkṣ� (Uvoe passae) and Vidrī (Convolvulus paniculatus). The collection of herbs named ṇṭⲹ is one of the fifty Mahkaṣya.
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)ṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य) refers to that which “conducive to the throat�, as mentioned in verse 5.15-16 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] hot (water is) promotive (and) causative of digestion, conducive to the throat [viz., 첹ṇṭⲹ], light (on the stomach, and) purgative of the bladder; it is commended for hiccup, inflation, wind, phlegm, a recently purged (man), new fever, cough, indigestion, catarrh, dyspnea, and pain in the costal region�.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य):—Promoter / beneficial for Throat or Voice

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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstraṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य) refers to “velar consonants� in Sanskrit grammar. It is a classification of consonants (ⲹñᲹԲ) according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 15. It is also known by the name Kaṇṭḥastha.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य).—Produced at the throat or at the glottis; the vowel � (a), visarga and the consonant ह् (h) are called कण्ठ्य� (첹ṇṭⲹ�) in the Prtiśkhyas, while later grammarians include the guttural consonants क्, ख् ग्, घ् (k, kh g, gh) and ङ् (�) among the ṇṭⲹ letters; cf. अकुहविसर्जनीयाना� कण्ठ� (akuhavisarjanīyn� 첹ṇṭ�) Sid. Kau.on तुल्यास्यप्रयत्न� सवर्णम� (tulysyaprayatna� savarṇam) P.I.1.9. See कण्ठ (첹ṇṭ).

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Language and Grammar (shiksha)ṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य, “velar�) refers to one of the five places of articulation (ܳṇa).—According to Indian linguistic tradition (viz., śṣ�, ‘phonetics�, ⲹ첹ṇa, ‘grammar�, nirukta, etymology� and chandas, ‘prosody�.), the places of articulation (passive) are classified as five. They are, for example, 첹ṇṭⲹ.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary첹ṇṭⲹ (कंठ्�).—a S Relating to the throat, guttural.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkṇṭhy (कांठ्य�).�m The upper half of a picture considered as broken off.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य).�a.
1) Relating or suitable to, or being at, the throat.
2) Guttural.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य).—mfn.
(-ṇṭⲹ�-ṇṭ-ṇṭⲹ�) Guttural, belonging to the throat, pronounced from the throat, &c. E. 첹ṇṭ and yat aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य).—i. e. 첹ṇṭ + ya, adj. 1. Being at the throat. 2. Salutary to the throat. 3. Guttural.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य).—[adjective] being at or in the throat; produced by the throat, guttural.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य):—[from 첹ṇṭ] mfn. being at or in the throat, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit xxxix, 9; Suśruta ii, 130, 13]
2) [v.s. ...] suitable to the throat, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] belonging to the throat, pronounced from the throat, guttural (as sounds; they are, according to the Prtiśkhyas, a, , h, and the Jihvmūlīya [or Visarjanīya]; according to the [commentator or commentary] on [Pṇini 1-1, 9], a, , k, kh, g, gh, � and h; according to, [Vopadeva] also e)
4) [v.s. ...] clear, evident, [Jaina literature]
5) [v.s. ...] m. a guttural sound or letter, [Praskara-gṛhya-sūtra]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य):—[(ṇṭhya�-ṇṭhy-ṇṭhya�) a.] Guttural.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKaṃṭhya (कंठ्�) [Also spelled kathy]:�(a) guttural; —[Ծ/&岹;ṇa] a guttural sound.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃṭhya (ಕಂಠ್�):—[adjective] articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate; velar.
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Kaṃṭhya (ಕಂಠ್�):—[noun] any of the letters (�, �, �, �, �, �, �, � [a, a, ka, kha, ga, gha, na, ha]) articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, and the sound so produced; a velar.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṇṭⲹ (कण्ठ्य):—adj. 1. related to the throat; 2. Phonol. guttural (sounds);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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A literary criticism on dushivishaari agada w.s.r to its mode of action in dushivisha symptoms < [2022, Issue 5, May]
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