Bhaishajya, ṣaⲹ: 14 definitions
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Bhaishajya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term ṣaⲹ can be transliterated into English as Bhaisajya or Bhaishajya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)ṣaⲹ (भैषज्य) refers to “remedies�, as mentioned in verse 4.29-31 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] If (a patient) has been debilitated by medicine, strengthening (him) gradually by food such as rice, sixty-day-old rice, wheat, mung-beans, meat, and ghee�(which), in combination with cardiac and stomachic remedies [viz., ṛdⲹ-ī貹Բ-ṣaⲹ], (is) promotive of appetite and digestion—as well as by inunctions, massages, baths, and purgative and lubricant enemas (is) wholesome. Thus he recovers comfort, intensity of all the fires, faultlessness of intellect, colour, and senses, potency, (and) longness of life�.
Note: ṛdⲹ-ī貹Բ-ṣaⲹ (“cardiac and stomachic remedies�) has been translated yid o� drod skyed sman, which literally means “remedies pleasing the heart (and) producing (gastric) heat�. The interpretation in this context of ṛdⲹ as (“pleasant�) is quite untenable, though.—Remedies of the above description include, according to Aruṇadatta, dry ginger (śṇṭī), long pepper (辱貹ī), fresh ginger (첹) cinnamon (tvac), cardamom (), or the like.

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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) ṣaⲹ (भैषज्य) refers to �(taking) medicine at the proper time�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[When it is a question of ‘food at the improper time� (ᲹԲ), or ‘medicine at the proper time� (ṣaⲹ) or ‘robes at the proper time� (ٰ), the word �� is always used. Why not say �samaya�?]—[Answer:]—Lay people do not understand the expression in the Vinaya; how then could the heretics understand it? They would take up wrong views. Everybody understands the expression �samaya� in the other texts. Therefore by saying �samaya�, they are prevented from producing wrong views. ‘Samaya� is a contrived word, �� likewise is a metaphorical expression. Besides, in the Buddhist texts, the word �samaya� is often used and rarely the word ��. Since its use is rare, no objection can be made�.
2) ṣaⲹ (भैषज्य) refers to “therapeutic knowledge�, having its roots in the four Vedas, according Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter IV). Accordingly, at the time of the Buddha, the knowledge of therapeutics (ṣaⲹ) was commonly exchanged between Brahmins and cow-herders.
According to chapter 36, “the Buddha is like the king of physicians (ⲹᲹ), the Dharma is like good medicine (ṣaⲹ) and the Community is like a nurse (ԴDZ貹ٳⲹ첹)�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य).—n S The practice of medicine; medical treatment.
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 dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य).—[ṣaa� karma, bheṣaja-svārthe vā ṣyañ]
1) Administering medicines, medical treatment.
2) A medicament, medicine, drug; सर्वस्नेहधान्यक्षारलवणभैषज्य (sarvasnehadhānyakṣāralavaṇaṣaⲹ) ......... Kau. A. 2.4.22.
3) Healing power, curativeness.
Derivable forms: ṣaⲹm (भैषज्यम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य).—n.
(-ⲹ�) A drug, a medicament. E. bheṣaja, ṣyañ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य).—i. e. ṣa + ya, I. n. A medicament, a drug, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 110, M. M.; a remedy. Ii. m. The descendant of a physician.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य).—[neuter] curativeness, a cert. sanative ceremony, remedy against (—�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣaⲹ (भैषज्य):—[from ṣaᲹ] m. [patronymic] [from] ṣa, or ṣaa [gana] 徱 (ڰś-ṛtپ)
2) [v.s. ...] n. curativeness, healing efficacy, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] ceremony performed as a remedy for sickness, [Kauśika-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] any remedy, drug or medicine (‘against� [genitive case]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] the administering of medicines etc., [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य):�(ⲹ�) 1. n. A medicament.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣaⲹ (भैषज्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhesajja.
[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 corpusṣaⲹ (ಭೈಷಜ್ಯ):�
1) [noun] an administering of a medicine; medical treatment.
2) [noun] a substance or preparation used in the treatment of illness; a medicine.
3) [noun] the healing efficacy of a medicine.
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 Dictionaryṣaⲹ (भैषज्य):—n. 1. administering medicines; medical treatment; 2. healing power; curativeness;
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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Starts with: Bhaishajyaguru, Bhaishajyaguruvaidurya, Bhaishajyaguruvaiduryaprabha, Bhaishajyaka, Bhaishajyakarana, Bhaishajyaraja, Bhaishajyarajasamudgata, Bhaishajyarasamritasamhita, Bhaishajyaratnakara, Bhaishajyaratnavali, Bhaishajyaratnavalo, Bhaishajyasamudgata, Bhaishajyasara, Bhaishajyasaramritasamhita, Bhaishajyasena, Bhaishajyashastra, Bhaishajyavaiduryaraja, Bhaishajyayajna, Bhaishajyayoga.
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