Paurushakarin, Pauruṣakārin, Paurusha-karin, Paurushakari, Pauruṣakārī, Paurusha-kari: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit terms Pauruṣakārin and Pauruṣakārī can be transliterated into English as Paurusakarin or Paurushakarin or Paurusakari or Paurushakari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Pauruṣakārin (पौरुषकारिन्) refers to “promotive of virility”, as mentioned in verse 5.12 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] (those) [rivers, viz., nadī] again springing from the Sahya and Vindhya; [produce] leprosy, jaundice, and diseases of the head; (those) coming from the Pāriyātra (are) destructive of the (three) humours (and) promotive of strength and virility [viz., pauruṣakārin]”.
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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