Purvatantra, Pūrvatantra, Purva-tantra: 4 definitions
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Purvatantra 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPūrvatantra (पूर्वतन्त्र).—The Purva-tantra is part of the Sushruta Samhita, an ayurvedic text. Together with the Uttara-tantra, they describe the sciences and practices of medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics, diseases of the ear, nose, throat and eye, toxicology, aphrodisiacs and psychiatry.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (v)Pūrvatantra (पूर्वतन्त्र) is the name of an ancient Vaikhānasa Āgama text attributed to Atri.—There are nine sages [e.g., Bhṛgu] who expounded the Vaikhānasa canon after direct instruction from the Lord. The Vimānārcanakalpa of Marīci mentions thirteen works attributed to Bhṛgu like Khilatantra, Puratantra, Citrādhikāra, Kriyādhikāra, Arcanādhikāra, and Khilādhikāra. [...] Atri is said to have authored four texts spread over 88,000 verses composed in Anuṣṭubh metre.They are Pūrvatantra, Ātreyatantra, Viṣṇutantra and Uttaratantra.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPūrvatantra (पूर्वतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—tantra. Mentioned Oxf. 109.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvatantra (पूर्वतन्त्र):—[=pūrva-tantra] [from pūrva] n. Name of a Tantra.
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: Purva, Tantra.
Ends with: Ajyabhagapurvatantra.
Full-text: Kalpasthana, Sutrasthana, Cikitsasthana, Nidanasthana, Uttaratantra, Sharirasthana, Atri, Ashtangahridaya, Atreyatantra, Vishnutantra, Vaikhanasa.
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