Ashvalayanasmriti, Āśvalāyanasmṛti, Ashvalayana-smriti: 2 definitions
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Ashvalayanasmriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Āśvalāyanasmṛti can be transliterated into English as Asvalayanasmrti or Ashvalayanasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaĀśvalāyanasmṛti (आश्वलायनस्मृति) is the name of a work quoted in the Bhojanakutūhala (bhakṣyābhakṣya-prakaraṇa), which discusses the topics related to the consumption of food such as timings, do’s and don’ts, stipulations and prohibitions as prescribed in Smṛti texts.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Āśvalāyanasmṛti (आश्वलायनस्मृति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—K. 166. B. 3, 72. Haug. 38. Burnell. 124^b. Gu. 5. Oppert. 1762. 1765. Peters. 3, 386. Bühler 545. Quoted by Hemādri in Pariśeṣakhaṇḍa, by Mādhavācārya Oxf. 270^a, and others. Bṛhadāśvalāyanasmṛti. Haug. 38. Laghvāśvalāyanasmṛti. Haug. 38.
2) Āśvalāyanasmṛti (आश्वलायनस्मृति):—add Sb. 110.
3) Āśvalāyanasmṛti (आश्वलायनस्मृति):—Stein 84.
4) Āśvalāyanasmṛti (आश्वलायनस्मृति):—Cs. 2, 23. 24. Ulwar 1267.
5) Āśvalāyanasmṛti (आश्वलायनस्मृति):—Ak 336. Bd. 338. Hz. 1513.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smriti, Ashvalayana.
Ends with: Laghvashvalayanasmriti.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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