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| Words | English Translations |
| Abhidya | Jealousy |
| Abhisyandi | Food that produces secretion or moisture inside the minute channels of the body creating a blockage in energy flow |
| Abhukta Bhukta | An empty stomach |
| Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Oil Massage |
| Abhyantara Snehana | Internal oleation |
| Abhysyandis | Herbs which block the channel of rasavaha srota causing congestion |
| Adhovata | Flatus / Fart |
| Adhwa Karshita | People who are weak because of excessive walking |
| Adya | Rich |
| Agad Tantra | Toxicology |
| Agni karma | It is the treatment used in various skin disease, Arthritis, back pain. Heat is applied to affected part with the help of a metal rod. It is a micro cauterisation procedure. It is highly effective in osteoarthritis, sciatica, spondylosis, frozen shoulder and other chronic musculoskeletal diseases. |
| Agnidagdha | Useful in quick healing of burn wounds |
| Agnisadana | Appetite reducing herbs |
| Ahankara | The principle of individuation in Hinduism. It denotes the ego and self. |
| Ahara | Diet |
| Ahara rasa | The end product of digested food that nourishes all bodily tissues |
| Ahrudya | Not good for the heart |
| Ajna | The centre point between the eyebrows where right meets with left, alpha meets with omega, and intuition meets with logic; it is the highest endpoint of human polarity |
| Akash | Space |
| Alasya | Laziness |
| Alparoopa | Mild symptoms |
| Amashaya | Stomach |
| Amavata | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Amavataghana | Anti-rheumatic herbs |
| Amavatham | Anti-rheumatic herbs |
| Ambu | Water |
| Amiksha | Boiled and clotted milk |
| Amla rasa | Sour taste |
| Amrit | Sacred Nectar |
| Anaha | Constipation |
| Anahata | The heart chakra; The centre of unconditional love in the heart, it also denotes the cardiac plexus which governs heart activity. |
| Ananda / Anandam | Blissfulness |
| Anga | Branches |
| Angabhanga | Body pain, myalgia |
| Angasada | Debility & Weakness |
| Anna | Food |
| Anurakta | Compassion towards patients |
| Anuvasana | To stay |
| Apachee | Cervical lymphadenopathy (enlargement of cervical lymph nodes) |
| Apana | To eliminate |
| Apasmara pratisedha | Treatment of epilepsy |
| Apti / Samprapti | Pathogenesis |
| Ardita | Facial palsy |
| Arha | Wealth |
| Arkavilokana | Seeing Sun directly for a few seconds |
| Arochaka | Anorexia |
| Arsas | Haemorrhoids |
| Arsha | Piles |
| Arshoghna | Group of herbs that are used in treating haemorrhoids |
| Arthava | Ovum |
| Aruchi | Anorexia |
| Ashmari | Urinary calculi |
| Ashru | Tears |
| Ashta | Eight |
| Ashwa | Horse |
| Asthapana | Decoction Enema Therapy |
| Asthayi | Unstationary |
| Asthi | Bones |
| Asthi Bhagna | Bone fracture |
| Asthi Dhatu | Bone tissue |
| Asthikshaya | Osteoporosis |
| Atisara | Diarrhoea |
| Atma | Soul |
| Aum | The primordial cosmic soundless sound; it is written as a-u-m which represents creation, preservation and transformation of everything that exists in form or that can be expressed by experience |
| Aushadha | Medicine |
| Avagaha | Tub Bath, Sitz bath |
| Avrushya | Decreases sexual interest and performance |
| Ayuskamiya | A desire for a long life |
| Ayas | Iron |
| Ajeerna | Indigestion |
| Ajeernabhogi | Taking foods which cause indigestion (gut foe’s) or taking foods in condition of indigestion. This causes indigested food or stale food to remain for more time in the gut (and cell) which provides ideal environment for worm/parasitic manifestation and infestation. |
| Agnimandhya |
Anorexia, Sluggish digestion |
| Amlasevi | Excessive consumption of sour or foods rich in sour taste. Addiction to sour taste. |
| Abhighata | Injury or trauma to body, mind or heart |
| Avyayama | Lack of exercise or pushing oneself towards exercise / Being restprone, seated jobs , sedentary lifestyle |
B
| Badhirya | Deafness |
| Bahuguna | Having enormous qualities |
| Bala | Child |
| Bala Chikitsa | Paediatrics |
| Balopacaraniya adhyaya | Care of the newborn baby |
| Balya | Strength promoting herbs |
| Basti / Bastikarma | One of the five important cleansing measures of panchakarma; it eliminates excess vâta dosha out of the system via medicated herbal tea or oil enemas and normalizes all vâta disorders |
| Beeja | Seeds |
| Bhagandar | Fistula in Ano |
| Bhara Karshita | People who are weak because of excessive weight lifting |
| Bhasma | Medicines made from metal, mineral or marine products. Bhasmas have high potency and release prana into the system. |
| Bhedani | Useful in the treatment of constipation |
| Bhishagvashya | Complete obedience towards the doctor |
| Bhoomi | Earth |
| Bhoot Vidya | Psychiatry |
| Bhrama | Delusion |
| Bhuta Vijnaniya | Knowledge of demons |
| Bhutonmada | Psychosis due to the influence of evil spirits |
| Brahmacharya | Celibacy |
| Brihat Trayi | Vast 3 Books |
| Buddhi | Individual intellect or mind |
| Buddhi smruti prada | Herbs that increase intellectual capacity and memory |
| Bhaktadvesha | Aversion towards food |
| Bhaya | Fear |
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| Cala | Moving, Unstable |
| Chakras | The energy centres in the body; related to nerve plexus centres which govern the bodily functions. Each chakra is a separate reservoir of consciousness connecting the physical body to the astral body. |
| Chardi / Chardana | Vomiting |
| Choorna | Powdered form medication |
| Chinta | Excessive or unnecessary thinking, worry, anxiety, stress |
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| Dadhi | Curd |
| Dahahara | Relieves burning sensation |
| Daksha | Alertness |
| Dakshina Angushtha | Right wrist joint |
| Dakshina Baahumadhye | Right elbow joint |
| Dakshinayana | Summer solstice |
| Darshana | Observation. Looking for signs and symptoms of Diseases in the body |
| Deepana | Increases digestion strength |
| Dhamani | Pulse / Artery |
| Dhamini | Artery |
| Dhara | To pour or flow |
| Dharini | Support / Pulse |
| Dharma | Righteousness |
| Dhatu | Tissues |
| Dhatu Agni | All seven dhatus have their individual Agni or fire. |
| Dhatu srotas | Channels in which dhatu moves |
| Dhatuvardhak | Herbs that support all seven dhatus. |
| Dhooma | Herbal smoking |
| Dhyana | Meditation |
| Dinacharya | Daily regimen to be followed by all individuals for good health. |
| Dirghayu Lakshyana | Symptoms of long life |
| Dosha | Something which can be easily imbalanced |
| Draksha | Grapes |
| Drava | Liquid |
| Dravya | Substance |
| Drgviparyaya | Finding fault, misunderstanding, faithlessness |
| Drk | Eyes |
| Durbala | Excessive weakness |
| Dushti | Disorder |
| Dravapriyaha | Excess consumption of liquid foods |
| Divaashayi | Habituated to day sleep |
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| Eranda | Castor |
| Eranda taila | Castor oil |
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| Gaja | Elephant |
| Gaja gati | Elephant pulse |
| Gala ganda | Goitre |
| Garbha | Union of sperm, ovum and soul in uterus, Pregnancy |
| Garbha srava | Miscarriage |
| Gati | Movement |
| Ghrana | Nose |
| Ghrita | Ghee, Clarified butter |
| Glani | Debility |
| Grahani | Small intestine |
| Grahi | Anti-diarrhea; binds stool |
| Granthi roga | Lymphadenitis |
| Granthihara | Useful in the treatment of fibroids and small tutors |
| Greeva | Neck region |
| Gridhrasi | Sciatica |
| Grishma Ritu / Greeshma Ritu | Summer season |
| Guhya roga pratisedha | Treatment of diseases of genital organs |
| Guhya roga vijnaniya | Knowledge of diseases of genital organs |
| Guna | Quality |
| Guru | Heavy |
| Guru koshta | Hard bowel movement. Heavy abdomen |
| Gulmarti Nashanam | Relieves pain in gulma (Abdominal tumours) |
| Guda Upabhokta | Excessive consumption of jaggery or sugarcane derivatives. |
| Gadaatichaara | Improper treatment or negligence of any systemic disorders / diseases. this point towards secondary heart diseases; secondary conditions like obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia etc |
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| Halimaka | Malignant Jaundice or Hepatitis B |
| Hamsa | Male swan |
| Hamsa gati | Swan pulse |
| Hamsi | Pulse / Female Swan |
| Hanustambha | Lock Jaw |
| Harshana | Causes happiness and elevates mood |
| Hasti gati | Elephant pulse |
| Hemanta Ritu | The winter season |
| Hidhma | Hiccups |
| Hima | Cold |
| Hrid Roga / Hridroga | Heart disease |
| Hridaya | Essence |
| Hridhya | Heart tonic |
| Hrudayasya Uparodhana | Stiff feeling in the chest area |
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| Ida | The subtle energy channel which flows along the left side of Sushumna and controls the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system |
| Indriya Daurbalya | The weakness of sense organs |
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| Jala | Water |
| Jalauka gati | Leech pulse |
| Janu | Knee |
| Janu kapalika | Patella |
| Jara vyadhi | Problems due to ageing ( jara ) |
| Jeevanam | Life |
| Jeevaneeya | That which is essential for life |
| Jihva | Tongue |
| Jnana | Knowledge or Wisdom |
| Jnapaka | Good memory |
| Jrumbha | Yawning |
| Jrumbhika | Yawning |
| Jwaraghna | Useful in fever |
| Jwarahara | Herbs that relieve fever |
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| Kaka gati | Crow pulse |
| Kalka | Herbal paste |
| Kama | Pleasure |
| Kamala | Jaundice or Hepatitis A |
| Kampana / Kampa | Tremors |
| Kandughna | A group of herbs useful in skin related disorders |
| Kandughna | relieves itching |
| Kanta | Neck |
| Kantha Shodhana | cleanses and detoxifies throat |
| Kanthya | Herbs or medicines that aid the throat |
| Kapha roga | Diseases due to kapha vitiation |
| Kapha Udara | Kapha vitiated abdominal diseases |
| Kaphaghna | useful to relieve sputum from the respiratory tract |
| Karjura | Dates |
| Karma Karshita | People who are weak because of working excessively |
| Karpura | Camphor |
| Karuna | Courteousness |
| Kasa | Cough |
| Kaseesa Bhasma | Ferrous Sulphate (FeSo4 7H2O) |
| Kashaya rasa | Astringent taste |
| Kathinya | Hardening of the blood |
| Kati | Hips And Lower back |
| Kati Pichu | Ayurvedic treatment for back pain where oil padding is done in the low back region. |
| Kati Shoola | Low back pain |
| Kati Vasti | An ayurvedic treatment used for lower backache |
| Katu rasa | Pungent taste |
| Kaumar Bhritya | Paediatrics |
| Kaya Chikitsa | Internal medicine |
| Kera | Coconut |
| Keshya | Good For Hair |
| Khara | Rough |
| Klama | Tiredness, Exhaustion without doing anything |
| Kledahara | Decreases moistness |
| Kloman / Kloma | Pancreas |
| Kopana | Food that increases the lowered Dosha to normalcy |
| koshta | Large cavities or empty spaces in the human body. |
| Krichra Sadhya | Difficult to cure |
| Krimiroga | Diseases due to worm infestation |
| Krisna | Excessively Emaciation |
| Kroora Koshta | A person who takes a long time for digestion. The bowel evacuation will be irregular and will be influenced by Vata. |
| Krumi gati | Worm pulse |
| Krumighna | Helps to relieve intestinal worms |
| Kshara | Alkaline extract |
| Kshavatu | Sneeze |
| Ksheera | Milk |
| Ksheera paka | Medicated milk |
| Kshetra | Temple / Pure Space |
| Kshudha | Hunger |
| Ksudra roga pratisedha | Treatment of minor diseases |
| Ksudra roga vijnaniya | Knowledge of minor diseases |
| Kurpara | Elbow joint |
| Kushta | Skin Diseases or Leprosy |
| Kushtaghna | Useful in skin disorders |
| Karshya | A disorder where a person is not able to gain weight; To become emaciated. |
| Kriti | Technique |
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| Laghu | Light In Weight |
| Laghu Trayi | Small 3 Books |
| Lakshana | Signs and symptoms |
| Lasika | Lymphs |
| Lavaka gati | Common quail pulse |
| Lavana rasa | Salty taste |
| Lekhana | Has a scraping effect over the body channels |
| Lekhaniya | Group of herbs used to reduce cholesterol level |
| Lepa | Face or Bodypack |
| Lingum | Penis |
| Lomaharsha | Horripilation |
| Louha | Iron |
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| Madhu | Honey |
| Madhumeha | Glycosuria – Diabetes |
| Madhura rasa | Sweet taste |
| Madhya Koshta | Proper digestive tract, bowel evacuation at appropriate times. It is influenced by Tridosha balance. |
| Mahad | Transcendental celestial intelligence |
| Mahat | All the cosmic laws that make up the intelligence of the universe according to Sänkhya philosophy. |
| Majja | Bone marrow |
| Majja Dhatu | Bone marrow tissue |
| Mala | Waste Products |
| Mala Stambhana | Herbs that stop the flow of waste |
| Mamsa | Muscle |
| Mamsa Dhatu | Muscle Tissue |
| Mamsarasa | Meat juice |
| Manas | Mind |
| Manasika Vikara | Mental disorders |
| Manda | Mild, viscous |
| Mandagni | Low digestive fire |
| Manduka Gati | Frog pulse |
| Manthana | Churning |
| Manyasthamba | Stiffness of neck |
| Marma | Points on the body where veins, arteries, tendon, bone and flesh meet. It is where vata, pitta, kapha, sattva, rajas and tamas meets. There are 108 marma points in our body. These points can be used to heal or to harm. They are strong energy centres and are somewhat similar to acupuncture points.
Massaging these points helps to remove energy and toxic blocks from the body, also improving the function of internal organs. |
| Matra vasti | A type of fat enema. |
| Mayura gati | Peacock pulse |
| Medahara | decreases cholesterol |
| Medas | Fats |
| Medhya | Herbs for improve intellect |
| Medo Dhatu | Fat / Adipose Tissue |
| Mrdu | Soft |
| Mrudu Koshta | Sensitive stomach with short digestion period |
| Mrutsna | Slimy, jelly |
| Mukha paka | Stomatitis or Ulcer |
| Mukha-abhyanga | Facial massage |
| Mukhashoshakara | Causes dryness of mouth |
| Mukhavaishadyakara | Cleanses oral cavity |
| Muladhara | First chakra located at the base of the spine |
| Muktakricha | Strangury |
| Mutra / Mootra | Urine |
| Malabaddhata | Constipation |
| Madhurasevi | Excess consumption of sweets or foods rich in sweet taste. Addiction to sweet foods. |
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| Nabhi | Umbilical Region |
| Nabi | Umbilical Region |
| Nadi Vijnanam | The science of the understanding of pulse |
| Nara kama | Increased sexual tendency |
| Nasagatha roga | Diseases pertaining to the nose. |
| Nashaka | Destroyer |
| Nathaya | King |
| Nava | A disease of recent origin |
| Nava Jwara | Acute fever |
| Navaneeta | Butter |
| Netra roga | Eye diseases |
| Netrya | Herbs that improve eyesight |
| Nidana | Aetiology, Causes |
| Nidra | Sleep |
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| Ojas | The vital energy that rules our immunity, strength, and happiness |
| Ojo Visramsa | Displaced ojas; ojas remains unstable during the seventh and eighth months of pregnancy, moving between the body of the fetus and the body of the mother. If a baby is born with insufficient ojas or displaced ojas during the seventh or eighth month, this premature baby’s survival is difficult because of the displaced ojas. |
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| Pachana | Carminative |
| Pada Abhyangam | Foot massage |
| Pakshaghata | Hemiplegia |
| Pakvashaya | Colon |
| Pakvashaya Shula | Colic |
| Pancha Mahabhoota | 5 elements |
| Pandu roga | Anaemia |
| Pandu roga cikitsita | Treatment of anaemia |
| Parikarta | Anal itching sensation |
| Parivaap | Roasted food grains |
| Parma gati | Lotus pulse |
| Parvas | Joints |
| Pathya | Dietary or lifestyle restriction |
| Patra | Medicinal plants |
| Payasya | Cheese |
| Peenasa / Pinasa | Nasal block; Chronic sinusitis / Rhinitis, Cold, Catarrh |
| Picchila | Slimy |
| Pichu | Padding or sponging |
| Pinda | Bolus |
| Pingala | A subtle energy channel that flows along the right side of Sushumna and controls the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system |
| Pleeha | Liver |
| Pleeha Udara | Splenomegaly |
| Pliha roga | Splenic Disorder |
| Pradara | Leukorrhea |
| Praklinna Dwija | Healthy oral cavity |
| Prakopa | Provocation |
| Prakriti | Nature. Prakriti means that which is found in its natural, unaltered form. It is that which gives shapes or forms. It is the dynamic energy of creation. |
| Praman | Measurement |
| Prameha | Diabetes, stubborn urinary diseases |
| Prana | The vital life energy without which life cannot exist; the flow of cellular intelligence from one cell into another |
| Pratishyaya | Cold congestion; Running nose |
| Prishta Vasti | Prishta means complete back region. Prishta Vasti is a procedure where medicated oil is retained over the back region for a specific period of time. It is mainly indicated for the diseases related to the whole spine. |
| Prithvi | Earth |
| Pureesha | Stool; Faeces |
| Purusha | Pure awareness and metaphysical consciousness. Purusha and Prakriti are both together responsible for the creation of the universe. |
| Puyaghna | Heals wounds without pus formation; reduce pus formation |
| Puti | Burning / Incenerate |
| Prabha | Reflection / Grace |
| Pishta Upabhokta | Excessive consumption of foods prepared using flour. |
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| Raja Yakshma | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Rajah | Menstruation |
| Rajas | The second out of the three gunas (modes of existence). It means passion, active, confused. It is quality of mind, that drives us to take actions |
| Rajaswala Charya | Menstruation regimen |
| Rakta Dhatu | Blood Tissue |
| Rakta Prasadana | Detoxifies blood |
| Raktapitta | Bleeding disorders |
| Raktavruta Vata | Vayu Obstruction By Rakta |
| Ranjaka | To give colour |
| Rasa | Body fluids |
| Rasa Dhatu | Body Tissue |
| Rasala | Curd churned and mixed with pepper powder and sugar |
| Rasana | Tongue |
| Rasayana | Geriatrics |
| Rasayana vidhi | Rejuvenation Therapy |
| Rasayanam | Rejuvenative Medicine |
| Retas | Semen |
| Ritu | Period / Weather |
| Ritucharya | Ayurvedic Seasonal Regimen |
| Ritusandhi | Inter seasonal period |
| Roganutpadaniya | Preventive healthcare |
| Rooksha | Dry |
| Rudhira | Blood |
| Ruk | Abdominal pain |
| Ruksa | Dry |
| Ruchyam | A herb or medicine which enhances taste and wards off tastelessness, anorexia, aversion towards food |
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| Sagara | Ocean |
| Sakti | Lower limbs |
| Saktu | Flour of roasted food grains |
| Sammoha | Loss of consciousness, delusion |
| Samsarga | Increase or decrease in individual doshas. |
| Sandhi | Joints |
| Sandhya | Evening |
| Sandra | Solid |
| Sangraha | Compilation |
| Sanhanan | Compactness of body |
| Sannipata | Imbalance of all three doshas together |
| Sara | Structural Predominance |
| Sarpa gat | Cobra pulse |
| Sarpa visa pratisedha | Treatment of snake bite poison |
| Satva | The first out of the three gunas (modes of existence). It means goodness, constructive, harmonious. |
| Satvavaan | Ability to tolerate disease and treatment |
| Shaityakara | Acts as coolant |
| Shakrut | Faeces |
| Shalaka | Metal rod |
| Shalakya | Otorhinolaryngology and Ophthalmology |
| Shalya | Surgery |
| Shamana | Food that brings down the increased Dosha to normalcy |
| Shamana Chikitsa | Palliative treatment or oral medication |
| Shankha | Temporal bone / Conch shell |
| Sharath Ritu | Autumn Season |
| Shareerika ruja | Severe body pain |
| Sheeta | Cool |
| Sheeta Veerya | Cold potency |
| Shira | Head |
| Shira Pichu | Oil padding of the crown of the head |
| Shiroabhyanga | Head massage |
| Shiroruja | Headache |
| Shishira Ritu | Dewy season |
| Shita purva jwara | Fever with rigour or chills |
| Shlakshna | Smooth, clear |
| Shleepada | Filariasis |
| Shodhana | Detox |
| Shonita | Ovum |
| Shosha | Emaciation |
| Shotha | Oedema |
| Shramashvasa | Breathing on exertion |
| Shramhara | Drug beneficial in treating tiredness and provides the energy to the body. |
| Shuchi | Cleanliness |
| Shuddha swarna | Purified Gold |
| Shuddhi | Purification |
| Shukrakshaya | Oligospermia |
| Shwashara |
Respiratory system-related diseases |
| Shwitra | Discolouration of skin |
| Siraa | Vein |
| Siravedha / Siravyadha | The ayurvedic procedure of bloodletting by puncturing to eliminate the toxins from the blood. |
| Slaksna | Smooth |
| Snayu | Pulse |
| Snehayukta | Purgation is given with unctuous medicines or purgatives prepared with ghee or oil |
| Snigdhna | Oily, Unctuous |
| Soma Roga | Endometriosis |
| Sparsham | Touch |
| Sparshanendriya | Skin |
| Srotra | Ears |
| Stanya Shodhana | Cleanses breast milk |
| Sthayi | Stationary |
| Sthoulya | Obesity |
| Sthula | Big |
| Stree Karshita | People who are weak because of excessive indulgence in intercourse |
| Sukha Sadhya | Easy to cure |
| Sukra Dhatu | Reproductive Tissue |
| Suksma | Stable, Small |
| Sumukhaha | Have a smiling face |
| Supta Gaatrataa | Numbness in body parts |
| Suryavarta | Migraine |
| Sushumna Nadi | The central channel of the spinal cord that carries the kundalini shakti from the root of the spine to sahasràra, the crown chakra. The Ida and Pingala Nadis are found on each side of Sushumna. |
| Sutika | Newly delivered mother |
| Suvarnam | Gold |
| Svayathu | Dropsy |
| Swarna | Gold |
| Swasthahita | Food that maintains the normalcy of Tridosha and health |
| Sweda | Sweat |
| Swedaghna | Decreases sweating |
| Swedana | Fomentation |
| Swedo Aryartham | Excessive Sweating |
| Shwasa / Swasa | Asthma, Bronchitis, Breathlessness, Wheezing |
| Sahasra | One Thousand |
| Swarabheda | Sore throat, Hoarseness of voice |
| Svaraharam | Herb or medicine which destroys voice on excessive consumption. |
| Shoolaghnam | Alleviates colic |
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| Taila | Oil |
| Takra | Curd milk |
| Tamaka svasa | Emphysema and Asthma |
| Tamas | The third out of the three gunas (modes of existence). It means darkness, destructive, chaotic. It is that which leads to inaction and lethargy |
| Tantu | Pulse |
| Tejas | The pure essence of the fire element; the superfine essence of pitta dosha which governs the transformation of matter into energy and food, water and air into consciousness |
| Tikshna | Sharp |
| Tiksna | Quick / Fast |
| Tikta ghrita | Medicated ghee |
| Tikta rasa | Bitter taste |
| Tila | Sesame seeds |
| Tittiraka Gati | Partridge pulse |
| Tokama | Germinated paddy grains |
| Tridosha | 3 Doshas |
| Triloka | 3 worlds |
| Trimala | 3 Waste Products |
| Trut | Thirst |
| Twak | Skin complexion |
| Twak Doshaha | Skin Diseases |
| Tridoshagna | A medicine useful for combating all three dosha vitiated doshas. |
| Trasa | Excessive exertion |
| Teekshna Ahara | Foods of hot, piercing, sharp nature which causes gut irritability and meddle with soft metabolism, cause inflammation and damage to the channels of circulation and cells, impair circulation |
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| Udamantha | Beverage prepared with flour of corns mixed with ghee |
| Udavarta | Bloating |
| Udvartana | Ayurvedic powder massage |
| Unmada | Mental disorder; mania or psychosis; psychotic diseases |
| Unmada pratisedha | Treatment of insanity |
| Upanaha | Upanaha is one of the four types of Swedana(Fomentation therapy). It is the procedure of applying a warm herbal paste to the affected part of the body followed by bandaging. It is used for reducing pain and inflammation of joints and other body parts. Upanaha word itself means to tie. |
| Upashayaa | Diagnostic Tests |
| Upasthambhas | Supporting pillar for the bodybuilding |
| Uras | Thorax |
| Urustambha | Paraplegia; Stiffness of thighs |
| Ushna veerya | Hot potency |
| Ushtra gati | Camel pulse |
| Upachaya | Nourishment, growth |
| Upakusa | Tooth problem |
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| Vaama Angushtha | Left wrist joint |
| Vaama Baahumadhye | Left elbow joint |
| Vajikarana | Eugenics and aphrodisiacs |
| Vajikarana vidhi | Virilification therapy |
| Vamana | Procedure in which waste products or toxins are eliminated through the mouth. |
| Varman | Secret |
| Varsha Ritu | Rainy season |
| Varti | Rectal and urethral suppositories |
| Vasanta Ritu | Spring season |
| Vasti | A treatment used in Panchakarma to eliminate toxins where medicated liquids and oils are passed through the anus or vaginal canal. |
| Vata gulma | Diverticulosis |
| Vata vyadhi | Diseases of the nervous system |
| Vatabhagneshu | People who are suffering from diseases due to increased vata |
| Vataja nanatmaja vyadhi | Diseases manifest by Vata Dosha alone |
| Vatasonita | Gout |
| Vayu | Air |
| Vedana | Severe soreness |
| Vega | The rate of the pulse |
| Vibandha | Constipation |
| Vihara | Lifestyle |
| Vipaka | Post digestion effect / Conversion of taste after the initial phase of digestion |
| Virechana | Purgation |
| Visa pratisedha | Treatment of poisioning |
| Visarpa | Erysipelas |
| Visha Peeta | Poisoning |
| Vishada | Non-slimy |
| Vishaghna | Anti toxic |
| Vishahara | Anti toxin |
| Vishanashaka | Destroyer of Toxins or poison |
| Visharoga Chikitsa | Treatment of poison |
| Vishva | Universe |
| Visphota | Herpes zoster or shingles |
| Visuddha | Fifth chakra located at the throat |
| Vit | Faeces |
| Vrana pratisedha | Treatment of ulcers |
| Vranaghna | Relieves wound |
| Vrddhi | Increase |
| Vrishya | Herbs that increase virility. Aphrodisiacs |
| Vyadhi | Health Problem |
| Vyana Vayu | One of the five sub doshas of vata. It is the life-breath which governs the circulation of blood in the body; regulates the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems in the body; responsible for the reflex arc, activity and movement of all joints |
| Vyayama Karshita | People who are weak because of excessive exercising |
| Varna | Colour and complexion |
| Vyayamavarji | Not exercising |
| Viruddhabhokta | Taking incompatible food combinations. |
| Vivarnata | Discolouration of a part or whole body |
| Vega Dharana | Holding the impending body reflexes (natural urges) like those of flatus, faeces, urination, thirst, hunger, sleep, sneeze, yawn, vomiting etc as a part of practice or due to unavoidable situations (for. alonger period) |
| Vatarakta | Gout |
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| Yakrt | Spleen |
| Yakrut | The liver |
| Yakrut roga | Liver disorders |
| Yana Karshita | People who are weak because of excessive travelling |
| Yogi | An enlightened being |
| Yogya | Suitable |
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Ayurvedic Dictionary Glossary: 500+ Words Of Sanskrit To English
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Ayurveda Glossary Dictionary - Quick Reference Cheat Sheet For Learners - Sanskrit To English Translation
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Swati
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