आयुर्वेद

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.jʊɾ.ʋeːd̪/,

Noun

आयुर्वेद • (āyurved) m

  1. A traditional Indian medicine

Declension

Declension of आयुर्वेद (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आयुर्वेद
āyurved 		आयुर्वेद
āyurved
oblique आयुर्वेद
āyurved 		आयुर्वेदों
āyurvedõ
vocative आयुर्वेद
āyurved 		आयुर्वेदो
āyurvedo

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From आयुस् (ā́yus, “life”) +‎ वेद (véda, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

आयुर्वेद • (āyurvéda) stem, m

  1. the science of health or medicine (it is classed among sacred sciences, and considered as a supplement of the अथर्ववेद (atharvaveda) ; it contains eight departments as below, (Suṡr.) (MBh.) (Hariv.) (et al.)
    1. शल्य (śalya) or (removal of) any substance which has entered the body (as extraction of darts, of splinters, etc.);
    2. शालाक्य (śālākya) or cure of diseases of the eye or ear etc. by शलाकाs or sharp instruments；
    3. कायचिकित्सा (kāyacikitsā) or cure of diseases affecting the whole body；
    4. भूतविद्या (bhūtavidyā) or treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by demoniacal influence；
    5. कौमारभृत्य (kaumārabhṛtya) or treatment of children；
    6. अगदतन्त्र (agadatantra) or doctrine of antidotes;
    7. रासायनतन्त्र (rāsāyanatantra) or doctrine of elixirs;
    8. वाजीकरणतन्त्र (vājīkaraṇatantra) or doctrine of aphrodisiacs.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आयुर्वेद (āyurvéda)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आयुर्वेदः
āyurvédaḥ 		आयुर्वेदौ / आयुर्वेदा¹
āyurvédau / āyurvédā¹ 		आयुर्वेदाः / आयुर्वेदासः¹
āyurvédāḥ / āyurvédāsaḥ¹
Vocative आयुर्वेद
ā́yurveda 		आयुर्वेदौ / आयुर्वेदा¹
ā́yurvedau / ā́yurvedā¹ 		आयुर्वेदाः / आयुर्वेदासः¹
ā́yurvedāḥ / ā́yurvedāsaḥ¹
Accusative आयुर्वेदम्
āyurvédam 		आयुर्वेदौ / आयुर्वेदा¹
āyurvédau / āyurvédā¹ 		आयुर्वेदान्
āyurvédān
Instrumental आयुर्वेदेन
āyurvédena 		आयुर्वेदाभ्याम्
āyurvédābhyām 		आयुर्वेदैः / आयुर्वेदेभिः¹
āyurvédaiḥ / āyurvédebhiḥ¹
Dative आयुर्वेदाय
āyurvédāya 		आयुर्वेदाभ्याम्
āyurvédābhyām 		आयुर्वेदेभ्यः
āyurvédebhyaḥ
Ablative आयुर्वेदात्
āyurvédāt 		आयुर्वेदाभ्याम्
āyurvédābhyām 		आयुर्वेदेभ्यः
āyurvédebhyaḥ
Genitive आयुर्वेदस्य
āyurvédasya 		आयुर्वेदयोः
āyurvédayoḥ 		आयुर्वेदानाम्
āyurvédānām
Locative आयुर्वेदे
āyurvéde 		आयुर्वेदयोः
āyurvédayoḥ 		आयुर्वेदेषु
āyurvédeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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