The Sanskrit term Harmyapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Harmyaprstha or Harmyaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Harmyapṛṣṭha (हर्म्यपृष्ठ) refers to a “palace-roof garden”, mentioned in verse 3.47-48 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Not going on foot, smelling sweetly, (and) wearing constantly fumigated garments: one shall stay on a (sheltered) palace-roof garden [viz., harmyapṛṣṭha] free from vapour, cold, and drizzle”.

Note: Harmyapṛṣṭha (“on a palace-roof garden”) has been translated by khāṅ-bzaṅ(s) steṅ-du, which means literally “on top of a beautiful house”. Compare the different interpretation in v. 37 of the synonymous saudhapṛṣṭha.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Harmyapṛṣṭha (हर्म्यपृष्ठ).—f. the upper room of a palace.

Derivable forms: harmyapṛṣṭham (हर्म्यपृष्ठम्).

Harmyapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms harmya and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ). See also (synonyms): harmyatala, harmyavalabhī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Harmyapṛṣṭha (हर्म्यपृष्ठ).—n. the upper room of a palace, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 38, 11.

Harmyapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms harmya and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Harmyapṛṣṭha (हर्म्यपृष्ठ).—[neuter] platform, balcony.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Harmyapṛṣṭha (हर्म्यपृष्ठ):—[=harmya-pṛṣṭha] [from harmya] ([Harivaṃśa]) n. the flat roof or upper room of any mansion or palace.

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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.

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Partial matches: Prishtha, Harmya.

Full-text: Harmyatala, Harmyavalabhi, Harmya.

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