Saptadhatu, 厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻, Sapta-dhatu, Saptan-dhatu: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む).鈥擜 horse yoked to the moon's chariot.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 126. 52.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: A Practical Approach to the Science of Ayurveda厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む).鈥擳he seven fundamental tissues;鈥擳he most important elements that constitute our body are the 诲丑腻迟耻蝉. They are the basic tissues that play an important role in development, nourishment, sustaining the body and they support the formation of the basic body structure. Hence, they are termed as 鈥�诲丑腻迟耻蝉鈥� as the Sanskrit word 鈥�dhatu鈥� means 鈥渃onstructing element鈥�.
There are seven types of 诲丑腻迟耻蝉.
- rasa or 濒补蝉颈办腻 (plasma or nutrient fluid; predominant element: water),
- rakta (blood or the hemoglobin part of the blood; predominant element: fire),
- 尘腻峁僺补 (muscular tissue; predominant element: earth),
- meda or 惫补蝉腻 (adipose or fat tissue; predominant element: earth),
- asthi (bone tissues: tendons and ligaments; predominant elements: air, space),
- 尘补箩箩腻 (bone marrow; predominant element: fire),
- 艣耻办谤补 (reproductive or generative tissues; predominant element: water).
The 诲丑腻迟耻蝉 are formed as a result of the action of 箩补峁环补谤腻驳苍颈, the diestive fire (enzymes) that breaks down food in the stomach and gastrointestinal tract.
: Ancient Science of Life: Snake bite treatment in Prayoga samuccayam厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む) refers to the 鈥�(seven) constituent elements鈥�, which is targeted by poison (惫颈峁) when spreading through the body, according to the 20th century Prayogasamuccaya (one of the most popular and widely practised book in toxicology in Malayalam).鈥擺...] Spread of poison is compared to spread of tamarind in milk. Vi峁 (poison) stays at bite site for 100 尘腻迟谤补蝉 (unit of time), then combines with 惫腻迟补 and subsequently circulate throughout the body. The sequence of its travel will be first to the forehead, then to eyes, all over the face and eventually into the sapta-诲丑腻迟耻蝉 (constituent elements). Signs and symptoms which indicate forthcoming death are tremors, redness of lateral ends of eyes and edematous appearance of mouth. If signs of life cannot be seen even after expulsion of urine and faeces, death can be assured.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) 厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む):鈥擲even stuctural elements of the body: Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja and Shukra
2) Group of following seven metals Gold, Silver, Copper, Stannum, Plumbum, Iron, Zinc.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む) refers to the 鈥渟even bodily constituents鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption for four breaths, the nutrient fluids which have gone into the seven bodily constituents (蝉补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻) produce a balanced strengthening of [these] constituents, because of their conjunction. [...]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む) refers to the 鈥渟even bodily constituents鈥�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Energized by the (mantras called the) Five Jewels, enveloped by the seven bodily constituents (蝉补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻-paricchad膩), her nature the wine (that inebriates her consort) and divine, she is coloured with the colour of the principles of existence. That goddess is (the god鈥檚) own will, Bhairav墨, (who is in the company) of the God of the gods. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Soma Matha: Sapta Dh膩tu厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む, 鈥渟even tissues鈥�).鈥斈�yurveda teaches that the body is comprised of 厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻. It is said that when food is digested, the digested nutrients nourish each 诲丑腻迟耻 in turn: first rasa, then rakta, then, 尘腻尘蝉补 , then meda , then 尘补箩箩腻, then 艣耻办谤补 / 腻谤迟丑补惫补. When there are sufficient nutrients absorbed from properly digested food, strong healthy 诲丑腻迟耻蝉 are built from the nutrients. From the intake of food, it takes about 5 days for each of the seven 诲丑腻迟耻蝉 to be nourished one in succession. This whole process takes about 35 days for a healthy individual. Once rasa-诲丑腻迟耻蝉 has been nourished, 5 days later the remaining nutrients will be used to nourish rakta, and then each of the other 诲丑腻迟耻蝉 in order until the nutrients are all utilized .
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary蝉补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む).鈥攎 pl (S) The seven elementary substances of the body; viz. chyle, blood, flesh, fat, marrow, bone, semen (rasa, rakta, 尘腻峁僺补, m膿da, 尘补箩箩腻, asthi, 艣耻办谤补); or, according to some authorities, 惫补蝉腻, rudhira, 尘腻峁僺补, m膿da, 尘补箩箩腻, asthi, sn膩yu. 2 The seven metallic substances; viz. gold, silver, copper, lead, tin, iron, bell-metal (suvar峁嘺, rajata, t膩mra, va峁単a, n膩ga, t墨k峁ａ箛aka, k膩峁僺ya).
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 dictionary厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む).鈥�m. pl. the seven constituent elements of the body; i. e. chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen; (ras膩sra尘腻峁僺补- medo'sthi尘补箩箩腻na岣� 艣耻办谤补sa峁儁ut膩岣�).
厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and 诲丑腻迟耻 (啶оぞ啶む).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む).鈥攎.
(-迟耻岣�) The seven parts of the body, or chyle, blood, flesh, adeps, marrow, bone, and semen. E. sapta seven, and 诲丑腻迟耻 element.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む).鈥擺adjective] consisting of seven, sevenfold.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む):鈥擺=sapta-诲丑腻迟耻] [from sapta > saptan] mf(u)n. (ta-) consisting of 7, 7-fold, [峁歡-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] cons掳 of 7 constituent elements (as the body), [Garbha-upani峁d]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the ten horses of the Moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] [plural] the 7 constit掳 el掳 of the body (viz. chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen), [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶оぞ啶む):鈥擺sapta-诲丑腻迟耻] (迟耻岣�) 2. m. The seven parts of the body, chyle, flesh, blood, adeps, marrow, bone, semen.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus厂补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻 (嗖膏勃喑嵿菠嗖о簿嗖む硜):鈥擺noun] (used in pl. with -嗖椸渤喑� [galu]) the seven constituent elements of the body sap, blood, flesh, fat, marrow, bone, and semen [as per other schools, a) blood, flesh, skin, fat, muscle, bone and marrow; b) skin, blood, flesh, fat, marrow, bone and semen).
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)
Partial matches: Dhatu, Sapta.
Starts with: Saptadhatuka, Saptadhatumaya, Saptadhatuvaruthaka.
Full-text: Saptadhatumaya, Saptadhatuvaruthaka, Seven bodily constituents, Seven constituents, Asthidhatu, Medadhatu, Majjadhatu, Rasadhatu, Raktadhatu, Mamsadhatu, Dhatumaya, Paricchada, Shukradhatu, Shatkosha, Visha, Varutha, Dhatu.
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