Shukadosha, Śukadoṣa, Śuka-doṣa: 4 definitions
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Shukadosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Śukadoṣa and Śuka-doṣa can be transliterated into English as Sukadosa or Shukadosha or Suka-dosa or Shuka-dosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IIAny of the eighteen different types of Śukadosha the disease may affect the genital (penis) of a man who foolishly resorts to the practice of getting it abnormally elongated and swollen by plastering it with Śuka (a kind of irritating water insect) and not in the usual officinal way.
Diseases, which result from such malpractices, are known as,—
- Sarshapikā,
- Ashthilikā,
- Grathitam,
- Kumbhikā,
- Alaji,
- Mriditam,
- Sammudha-pidakā,
- Avamantha,
- Pushkarikā,
- Sparśahāni,
- Uttamā,
- Śatoponaka,
- Tvakapāka,
- Śonitārvudam,
- Mānsārvudam,
- Mānsapāka,
- Vidradhi
- and Tilakālak.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśūkadōṣa (शूकदोष).—m S Pricking or shooting pains (accompanied with swelling of the testicles, or as supposed to be premonitory of leprosy). 2 A disease arising from using an ointment of which the śūka or caterpillar is (as an aphrodisiac) an ingredient.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūkadoṣa (शूकदोष):—[=śūka-doṣa] [from śūka] m. the injurious effect of the above Sūka insect, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Dosha, Shuka.
Full-text: Shukamaya, Shukaroga, Shonitarbuda, Sammudhapidaka, Sparshahani.
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