Āyurvedic Glossary
A
abaran concealment energy of the causal or essential body
abhyañga massage-like therapies
agni digestive enzymes
ahimsa non-violence
ajapa the Gāyatrī mantra that brings salvation
ajīrna indigestion
ājñā chakra third eye or intuitive eye
akaṣha space
akshe-paka convulsions
alajī a painful mouth eruption emitting discharge
alasaka a digestive disorder
alepa/ātepanam medicated pastes for ulcers
allaepauk ginger jam with additional spices
ālochaka Pitta one of the five Pitta subdoṣhas; resides in the retina and governs sight
āma undigested food toxins
āmāṣhaya stomach
amla sour
amlapitta acid gastritis
anāha a digestive disorder involving āma and/or feces accumulation in the digestive tract
anahāta chakra fourth or heart chakra
anasarca an edema-like swelling
aṇguli/aṇgula finger width measurement
ani marma energy point governing muscle tension (located just above the knees)
anjana eye salves
anjana vidhi eye therapies
anna lepa poultice used when pinḍa sweda is contraindicated or ineffective
annamaya koṣha food cell
annavaha srota digestive system channels of transport
antraja vṛiddhi inguinal hernia
anupana a food medium or vehicle that transports herbs to the tissue levels (e.g., honey)
anuvāsana basti unctuous medicated enema
ap water element
apān Vāyu one of the five Vāyu subdoṣhas; downward moving air
apartarpaṇa reducing or detoxifying therapies
aparigraha not chasing after material wealth
apasmāra epilepsy
arbuda cancer
ardha matsyendrāsana alternate spinal twist yoga pose
āriṣhṭha/āsava medicated wines
arochaka anorexia
arogya health
arṣhas hemorrhoids
artavaha srota uterus channels
āsana haṭha yoga postures
āsava, āriṣhṭha medicated wines
āṣhaya containers within the body
āṣhcotana therapy using eye drops
aṣhtabindu eight drops
Aṣhṭāñga Hṛidayam one of the three main ancient Āyurvedic texts
asṛigdara menorrhagia
asthi bone tissue
astivaha srota bone channels
atīsāra diarrhea
Ātreya author of Charak Saṃhitā
asthāpana or nirūha basti non-oily enema
aum first sound of creation
aupadravikam adhyayam eye diseases
avagāhan soaking in a tub of medicated water
avalaṃbaka Kapha one of the five Kapha subdoṣhas; found in the chest and creates cohesion, softness, moistness, and liquidity, which results in maintaining body strength.
avaleha confections
avapīda nasal therapy using fresh herb juices
Āyurveda science of life and longevity
B
bahihpragña perceiving the world through the senses
bahya kumbhaka outer breath retention
baikhari audible sounds produced by the throat
bajra nāḍī first subtler channel in suṣhumṇā
bālāmaya pratihedha children’s diseases
bandhas energy locks used during yoga poses
basmati rice a sweet, nutritious, and easily digested rice
basti bladder or medicated enema- one of the five pañcha karma therapies
basti marma energy center below the navel; governing apāna Vāyu, Kapha, urine function
bhagandara fistula-in-ano
bhagnam fractures
bhajans singing of religious songs
bhakti divine devotion resulting from experiencing the indescribable love of God
bhasma burnt metals or gems (generally for ingesting)
bhastra kumbhaka bellows breath exercise
bhrājaka Pitta one of the five Pitta subdoṣhas; resides in the skin. It regulates complexion by keeping secretions from the sweat and sebaceous glands of the skin active.
bhesan chick pea (also called garbanzo and channa
bhramarī kumbhaka humming-bee breath
bhujaṇgāsana serpent pose
bhujangini mudrā breathing exercise for stomach diseases and digestion
bhūta vidyā Āyurvedic psychiatry
bhutagnis five digestive enzymes that metabolize the five elements
bidālikā tonsillitis
bīj seed
bikṣhepa hallucination energy of the causal or essential body
bindū semen or ovum
bodhaka Kapha one of the five Kapha subdoṣhas; found in the tongue and is responsible for taste.
Brahmā name of God of creation
brahmacharya celibacy; one who follows a spiritual lifestyle including celibacy (certain religious married couples have their own form of brahmacharya)
Brahman a name for eternal, unmanifest God
brahmanāḍī subtlest channel in the suṣhumṇā
brahmarandhra area in the crown chakra
brāhmī gotu kola
brāhmī ghee a rejuvenating herbal/ghee therapy with brāhmī as the main ingredient
Brihat Samhitā a Jyotiṣh astrology text
bṛiµhaṇa nourishing therapies in pañcha karma
C
cala moving quality of food
chai tea
chaitanya consciousness
chakra spiritual energy centers in the body
chandrabheda prāṇāyāma left-nostril breathing exercise
channa dal chick peas or garbanzo beans
Charak pen name of author of Charak Saṃhitā (Lord Ātreya)
Charak Saṃhitā One of the three main ancient Āyurvedic texts
chardi vomiting
chitrini second subtlest channel in the suṣhumṇā
choti elā small cardamom seeds
chūrṇas herb powders
chyavan prāśh herbal rejuvenative jam with āmalakī and ghee as its main ingredients
D
danta roga tooth disorders
danta vidradhi dental abscess
dantamūla gums
dārdhya sturdiness
deha-manasa psychosomatic
dhamanī arteries
dhanurāsana bow pose (yoga posture)
Dhanvantari divine father of Āyurveda
dhārā drava medicated oil for the head
dhārā karma certain pañcha karma therapies
dhārā svedhana pouring warm oil on body, causing sweating
dhāraṇā God-visualization
dharma life purpose or life path; God-given talent
dhatagnis seven digestive enzymes that metabolize the seven tissue layers; it includes anabolic and catabolic activity
dhātu tissue
dhūma medicated smoke therapy
dhyāna fixed God-visualization
doṣha humors; elemental or energetics related to personal constitution or current health imbalance (Vāyu, Pitta, Kapha, Tridoṣha)
drakṣha herbal wine
drava liquid quality of food
drava svedhana see dhārā svedhana
driṣhti eye
driṣhti-gata-roga-vijnāñiya eye pupil diseases
G
galaganda goiter
Ganges famous river in India believed to believed to possess spiritual healing powers
Gangotri a holy place near the source of the
Garuda Purana ancient Vedic text that discusses gems
Gāyatrī mantra mantra for salvation
ghee clarified butter
ghrita another word for ghee
grahanī duodenum
gomedha hessonite garnet used for healing in Āyurveda and Jyotiṣh astrology
gomukhāsana cow-face yoga pose
Gorakṣha Saṃhitā a major haṭha yoga treatise
grahanī digestive disorders
gṛidhrasī sciatica
grīṣhma summer
gulma abdominal tumors
guḍa (jaggery) a form of pure cane sugar
guṇas three qualities or the fundamental laws of nature (sattwa: creation, rajas: maintenance, tamas: dissolution)
guru teacher; also heavy quality of foods
guṭi herbal pills
H
halāsana plough pose
haṇg saḥmantra sound of the life-breath
haṭha yoga gentle stretching exercises that improve health, mind/body coordination and spiritual foundations
hataratnavali major haṭha yoga treatise
hemanta winter season
hikkā hiccup
hima cold infusions
hiranyagarbha Supreme God, golden egg, universal consciousness, or Supreme Self
hirchula cardiac colic
hṛidaya heart
hṛidroga heart disease
I
iḍā left or lunar channel, associated with piṇgalā; surrounding the suṣhumṇā
J
jaggery (guḍa) a form of pure cane sugar
jālandhara bandha throat lock used with yoga postures to keep the bindū from flowing down-out of the head
jarā aging
jatharagni digestive enzymes in the G.I. level
jathara parivartanāsana belly roll yoga pose
jatrūrdhva marma energy point group: those points on the neck and head
jihwā roga tongue disorders
jñyān mudrā finger position to keep energy from flowing out of the fingers
jwara fever
Jyotiṣh Vedic astrology
K
kaki mudrā a breathing exercise- pursing lips and inhaling; cools Pitta (heat)
kama healthy and spiritual use of the senses
kāmalā roga jaundice
kaṇṭha roga throat disorders
kapālbhāti kumbhaka frontal brain cleanse Kapha biological phlegm; water/earth energetic, constitution, or humor
kapitthaparni a name for frankincense
kapotāsana pigeon yoga pose
karana śharīra causal or essential body
karma action
karna pūrana ear bath therapy
karnapālī roga ear lobes
karṇa-gata-roga-vijnāniya ear disorders
karpūr camphor
kāsa cough
kaṣhaya astringent
kathina hard quality of food
katti basti lower back bath therapy
katu pungent
kaumāra bhṛitya pediatrics; one of the eight branches of Āyurvedic medicine
kāya seka oil poured over the body (therapy)
kāyachikitsā internal medicine; one of the eight branches of Āyurvedic medicine
kayvala kumbhaka automatic still breath exercise
khara rough quality of food
kicharī grain/legume meal; usually basmati rice and mūngdal. Sometimes some veggies are included
kledaka Kapha one of the five Kapha subdoṣhas; found in the stomach, liquefying hard food masses.
koṣṭhāgni digestive fire/enzymes
krimi parasites
Kṛiṣhṇa a name of God
krishna-gata-roga-vijñāniya chorid and iris
kriyā yoga form of yoga exercises
kṣhaya atrophy
kukkutāsana cockerel yoga pose
kukṣhi-śhūla a Vāyu digestive disorder
kumbhaka yogic breathing exercises
kuṇḍalinī śhakti spiritual life-force
kūrmāsana tortoise yoga pose
kuṣhṭha obstinate skin diseases
kwātha herbal decoction
L
laghu light quality of food
lalanā chakra energy center in the palate
laṇghana reducing therapies
lavaṇa salty
laya yoga yoga stage where breathing stops
lekhana scraping therapies
lepa herbal paste or poultice
M
madāt-yaya alcohol recovery
madhāyamañga marma energy point group: those points on the trunk of the body
madhura sweet
madhya medium (level)
madhyama sound (nāda) rising to the heart that is felt by the ears (but not heard)
mahā bandha great lock pose
mahā bheda yoga pose that brings life-breath into suṣhumṇā
mahā bheda mudrā great piercing (yoga) position
mahā marma the 3 vital organs: head, heart, urinary bladder
mahā mudrā great sealing pose
Maharishi Kanada author of Nāḍīvijñānam
Mahavīr Hanuman the Monkey-God; Lord of selfless service and devotion
majja marrow/bones and joint tissue
majjāvaha srota marrow/joint lubrication channels
mala waste produce (i.e., urine, sweat, feces)
māṃsa muscle tissue
māṃsavaha srota muscular channels
manas chakra energy center slightly above the the 3rd eye on the forehead
manda slow quality of food; also rice water
mandāgni Kapha-produced digestive enzymes
manipūra chakra energy center located at the navel
manomaya koṣha mind cell
mantra special words or sounds for health and spiritual development
mantra yoga meditation using words or sounds
manyā marma energy points in the neck governing lymphatic and Kapha function
marga tracts in the body
marma energy points on the body
matsyāsana fish pose
matsyendrāsana spinal twist
medas fat/adipose tissue
medovaha srota adipose/fat channels
mūtra urine
mūtravaha srota urinary channels
mithya āhar vihar improper lifestyle
mokṣha Self-Realization
mridu soft quality of food
mudrās body and hand positions that channel energy into the chakras and suṣhumṇā
mukha roga mouth cavity
mūla bandha perineum/cervix contraction used with yoga poses
mūlādhāra chakra energy center at the base of the spine
mūrchā fainting
mūrchha kumbhaka swooning breath exercise
mūrdha taila head oil
mūtra vṛiddhi scrotum fluid
mūtrā-śharkarā urinary gravel
mūtrā-āṣhmarī urinary stones
mūtrā-ghāta urinary diseases
mūtrā-ghātādi urine retention
mūtrā-kṛichra dysuria
mūtraghāta urine obstruction
N
nābhi navel
nabho mudrā yoga exercise involving head extention and breathing
nāda sound
nāḍī nerve channels
nāḍī śhodhana prāṇāyāma dual-nostril breathing exercise
nāḍī sveda medicated herbal steam directed through a tube and applied to localized body areas
naḍīprakaṣham/nāḍīvijñānam pulse diagnosis
nāḍī-vraṇa sinus
nasikagra driṣhti eyes gazing at tip of nose
nasya therapies applied through the nose; one of the five pañcha karma therapies
nāsā-gata-roga-vijñāniya nose diseases
nayanā-bhighāta-pratiṣhedha externally caused eye injury
nayana-budbuda eyeball diseases
neti pot a small vessel that looks like a miniature watering can; used for nasal channel washing
netra basti medicated eye baths
nidāna diagnosis, etiology, cause of disease
niketa abodes within the body
nilā marma energy points on the neck
nirāma non-clogged (no āma) digestive system
nirbikalpa samādhi second stage of samādhi (absorption in eternal consciousness)
nirūha basti oily enema
nirvana śhakti mother of the three worlds— experienced when crown chakra opens
niyama ethical codes of conduct; purity, contentment, devotion, spiritual study, faith in God; included with Yama
O
odana soft, plain basmati rice meal
ojas life sap; essence of immune system and spiritual energy
P
pāchaka agni responsible for digestion
pāchaka Pitta one of the five Pitta subdoṣhas; the main digestive enzymes, they are found in the small intestine, stomach, and colon as non-liquid heat, bile, or digestive fire. The fire digests and transforms food, emulsifying food fats and separating absorbable nutrients from waste, so they may be passed to lacteals by absorption.
pādābhyañga foot massage
padma lotus
padmāsana lotus yoga pose
pañcha karma five cleansing therapies; vaman, virechan, basti, nasya, rakta mokṣha
pañchang ephemeris
panīr home made Indian ricotta cheese
pantha passages within the body
pāṇḍu-roga anemia
para nāda sound evolving from kuṇḍalinī at the first chakra
pariṣheka medicated water sprinkled over localized areas of the body for therapeutic benefits
pārṣhva-śhūla a form of colic
paschimottanāsana back stretching yoga pose
pāṣhāsana chord yoga pose
pasyanti sound only heard by advanced yogis
Patañjali author of the Yoga Sutras and commentator on yama and niyama
payasam semi-solid pudding for pinḍa sveda
peyā thin soup taken after pañcha karma therapies
phāṇṭa hot infusions
pīnasa rhinitis
pinḍa sveda abhyañga therapy using a heated bolus
piṇgalā the right or solar nerve channel-related to iḍā; both surround the suṣhumnā
Pitta biological bile; fire energetic, a constitution, or humor
pizhichil abhyañga therapy involving the continuous pouring of warm oil over the body
prabhāva special effects of herbs
pradara menorrhagia
pradhama herbal evacuative nasal therapy using
pradhamana nasal therapy: herbs blown through a tube
pradhana karma primary pañcha karma practices
pradhena non-absorbing topical pastes for Vāyu and Kapha doṣhas
prakṛiti one’s life constitution or nature
pralaya universal sound sleep
pralepa topical pastes for Pitta doṣha
prameha obstinate urinary diseases (including diabetes)
prameha piḍakā diabetic ulcer
prāṇa life force
prāṇa Vāyu one of the five Vāyu subdoṣhas; outward moving air.
prāṇavaha srota channel which prāṇa flows
prāṇāyām breathing exercises
prasad food offered to God
prasādana vision-clearing eye salves
pratimarṣha oil/uncting nasal therapy
pratiṣhyāya colds
pratyāhāra withdrawal and liberation of the mind from the senses and objects (5th stage of yoga)
pravāhika dysentery
pṛitivi earth
puakuṣha gingivitis
pūja worship ritual
punster male reproductive system
purīṣha feces waste product
purīshavaha srota feces elimination channels
Puruṣha eternal, unmanifest consciousness
purva karma preliminary pañcha karma therapies (oleation & sudation)
pūrvarupa hidden or incubatory signs of disease
puṣhti nourishing
puta-pāka a group of eye therapies
R
rajas/rajasic law of nature that maintains life; one of the three guṇas
raja yoga final stage of yoga; one remains ever centered within their Self
rājā-yakṣhmā pulmonary TB
rakta blood
raktaja gulma blood/ovarian tumors and cysts
rakta mokṣha blood letting; one of the five pañcha karma cleansing methods
raktavaha srota blood circulatory channels
rañjaka Pitta one if the five Pitta subdoṣhas; located in the stomach, liver, and spleen, and gives color to lymph chyle when it is transformed into blood as it passes through the liver and spleen.
rasa plasma; taste; also products containing mercury ash
rasavaha srota plasma channels
rasa dhātu plasma tissue
rasavahini capillaries
rasāyana rejuvenation
Ravi Śhankar renown sitar musician
¼ig Veda One of the four main Vedic scriptures
¼ig Veda Bhasyabhumika ancient Vedic scripture
ṛishi seer or sage
roga disease
rudhrapuṣhpa rose
rūkṣhaṇa drying therapies in pañcha karma
rupa form; signs or symptoms of disease
rūṣha dry quality of food
S
sādhaka Pitta one of the five Pitta subdoṣhas; found in the heart. It helps in performing mental functions such as knowledge, intelligence, and consciousness by maintaining rhythmic cardiac contractions.
sādhanā meditation
sahasrāra chakra energy center at the crown of head
saibikalpa samādhi first stage of samādhi; sattwic mind
sālamba sarvāṇgāsana shoulder stand pose
sāma coated tongue due to āma in the digestive system
Sama Veda one of the four main Vedic scriptures
samādhi various stages of Self-Realization
samāgni normal digestion
samāna Vāyu one of the five Vāyu subdoṣhas; equalized moving air
saṃnyāsa coma
samprapti pathogenesis; disease development
samsarajana special diet after undergoing pañcha karma therapies
saµśhamana gentle reducing therapies for mild imbalances
saµaśhodhana strong reducing therapies for more serious imbalances
saµtarpaṇa nourishing pañcha karma therapies
samvritāsamvrita ducts within the body
sanātana dharma fundamental Hindu philosophy that states everything has its use in its own time and place; so reject nothing and accept everything (in its time and place)
sandhi mukti fractures
sandhigata-roga-vijñaniya eyes
sapta dhātus seven tissue layers
Saraswati Goddess of wisdom, education, and music
sāndra solid quality of food
sarva-gata-roga-abhiṣhyandha conjunctivitis
sarvānga dhārā whole-body abhyañga therapies
sarvānga senchana another name for kāya seka
sattwa/sattwic purity; one of the three guṇas
sattwavajaya holistic psychotherapy
setu bandha sarvāṇgāsana bridge yoga pose
śhakti spiritual energy
śhalabhāsan locust pose
çhālākya tantra ears, nose, throat; one of the eight branches of Āyurvedic medicine
çhalyā tantra surgery; one of the eight branches of Āyurvedic medicine
śhamana palliation therapy
śhāṃbhavī mudrā staring at 3rd eye exercise
śhankha marma energy point group on the legs and feet
Śhaṇkar Sen author of Nāḍīprakaṣham
sharat autumn
śharīrachidra spaces within the body
çhastra Vedic laws
śhatapatra lotus
śhavāsana corpse pose
śheka eye sprinkling therapy
śhikṣha, dīkṣha, parīkṣha learning, dedicated practice, evaluation
śhirā veins
śhiro basti medicated oil soaking on the head
śhiro dhārā warm oil flow to the forehead
śhiro lepa medicated head pastes or poultices
śhiro-roga-vijñāniya head disorders
śhiro virechana nasya nasal evacuative therapies
shiçhira cold season
çhishya disciple/student
śhītalī cooling breath exercise
śhītkarī kumbhaka hissing breath exercise
Śhiva one name of God in Hinduism
çhlakṣhna smooth quality of food
śhlīpada elephantiasis
śhleṣhaka Kapha one of the five Kapha subdoṣhas; located in the bone joints and lubricates them.
śhodhana strong reducing therapies
śhopha/śhotha edema
śhrama fatigue
śhuklagata-roga-vijñāniya sclerotic coat
çhukra dhātu reproductive tissue
śhukra-śhmarī seminal stones
çhukravaha srota reproductive system channels
śhūla colic
śhvāsa breahing difficulty
siddha yoni āsana perfection pose (for women)
siddhāsana perfection pose (for men)
simhāsana lion yoga pose
sīta cold quality of food
sneha medicated ghee and oil
snehana oil therapy (external)
snehapāna internal oil therapy
snighda oily quality of food
soma spiritual nectar
soma chakra between third eye and crown chakras
srota channels or pores
srutis Vedic laws
stambhana astringent therapies
sthāna residence sites within the body
stanyavaha srota breast milk channel
sthira stable quality of food
sthūla large quality of food
sthula śharīra physical body
sūkṣhma subtle quality of food
sukṣhma śharīra astral body
sūrya the sun
sūryabheda prāṇāyāma solar breathing exercise
sūryāsana sun salute yoga pose
Suṣhrut author of Suṣhrut Saṃhitā
Suṣhrut Saṃhitā one of the original three main Āyurvedic texts; mainly covers surgery
suṣhumṇā spiritual tube within the spine. Life force energy rises through this tube
sutrātma thread of the Self; Universal Con sciousness
svara-bedha hoarsness
svedhana preliminary pañcha karma sweat therapy
swabhavoparama recession by nature
swādhiṣhṭhān chakra second or navel energy center
Swami Narayan Tirtha successor of Swāmī Śhaṇkar Puruṣhottam Tīrtha
Swāmī Śhaṇkar Puruṣhottam Tīrtha author of Yoga Vani & Guru Bani
swapna sleep
swarasa herb juice
swastikāsana auspicious pose (a yoga pose)
swabhavoparama health returns from recession by nature, resulting from administering therapies
swādus weet
sweda sweat
swedavaha srota sweat-transporting channels
T
tadan kriyā great piercing (yoga) position
taila seka another name for kāya seka
tālu vidradhi palatal abscesses
talugata roga palate disorders
tamas/tamasic one of the three guṇas; lethargy destruction property
tanmatras primal sensory energies before they develop into the five senses
tarpaka Kapha one of the five Kapha subdoṣhas; found in the head and nourishes the sense organs.
tāpa svedhana heated object placed on body to cause sweating
tapas a form of spiritual practice
tarpaka Kapha subdosha that nourishes the senses
tarpana soothing eye therapies
tejas mental fire
tekṣhna quick quality of food
tikṣhna strong smoke therapies
tīkṣhnāgni Pitta-produced digestive enzymes
tikta bitter
til sesame seeds
timira blindness
tridosha/tridoṣhic a physical constitution involving all three doṣhas
triṣhnā thirst
tur dal a legume high in protein
U
udakavaha srota water metabolism system
udān Vāyu one of the five Vāyu subdoṣhas; upward moving air
udara roga abdominal diseases
uḍḍīyāna bandha exercise that contracts the lower abdomen
udgharṣhana body powder rub
ugrāsana (paschimottanāsana) back stretching pose
ujjāyī kumbhaka conquering breath exercise
unmāda insanity
upajihvikā glossitis
upanāha svedhana hot poultice applied to body then wrapped in heated cloth
Upanishads a series of Vedic scriptures
upaṣhaya diagnostic tests
upaveda a secondary branch of the main Vedas
uro basti chest/heart bath
urustambha paraplegia
uṣhmā svedhana steam therapy
ūṣhnā hot quality of food
uttara karma pañcha karma follow-up therapies
uttara basti upper tract medicated enema
V
vaiswarana Consciousness in the universal material body
vājikarana aphrodisiacs
vajrolī mudrā thunderbolt yoga pose
Vala a demon who when killed was cut into pieces that became various gems
vamaka vamana herbs that induce vomiting
vamana medicated emesis; one of the pañcha karma cleansing processes
vamanopaga vamana herbs that enhance vamaka herbs
varṇya lepa cosmetic plasters
varṣhā rainy season
vartmagata-roga-vijñāniya eyelids
vasant spring
Vāstu Çhastra Vedic architecture
vāta-rakta (also called vāta-ṣhonita) gout
vāta-ṣhonita (vāta-rakta) gout
vāta-vyādhi nervous system
vātāṣhṭhīlā enlarged prostate
Vāyu/Vāta biological wind; ether/air element, constitution, or humor (traditional word for Vāta)
Vedas The ancient scriptures of India
Veda Vyasa ancient sage who transcribed the Vedas
vidradhi abscess
vigñanamaya koṣha knowledge cell
vikṛiti current doṣha imbalance (as differentiated from prakṛiti or life constitution)
vilambikā digestive disorder due to excess Vāyu and Kapha
vilepī thick rice soup
vipāka post digestive taste
vīrāsana hero’s yoga pose
virat consciousness in the universal physical body (also called vaiswanara)
virechana medicated purgation; one of the pañcha karma cleansing processes
vīrya potency (related to the taste of herbs, foods, etc.)
vīryalpata impotence
visāsana alternate yoga pose for vīrāsana
viṣhada non-slimy quality of food
viṣhagara-vairodh tantra toxicology; one of the eight branches of Āyurvedic medicine
viṣhamāgni Vāyu-produced digestive enzymes
Viṣhṇu maintainer of the universe (one of the triad of Brahma, Viṣhṇu, Maheṣhwara: creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the universe respectively); also One name of God in Hinduism
viṣhuddha chakra 5th or throat energy center
visūchikā gastro enteritis
viswa consciousness in the individual material body
vraṇa wounds
vṛiddhi enlarged scrotum
vyān Vāyu one of the five Vāyu subdoṣhas; air movement throughout the body
vyayama exercise
Y
Yajur Veda one of the four main Vedic texts
yakrit janya raktalplata sickle cell anemia
yama codes of ethical behavior non-envy, truth, non-stealing, continence, not desiring of material wealth (included with niyama)
yoga uniting of mind and body, and the various subtle energies within; also a form of
yoni mudrā hand position to awaken raja yoga stretching postures (see haṭha yoga)
Yoga Vani an instructional book for the attainment of Siddhayoga (a guide to Self realization)
yonivyāpat female reproductive
yuṣha rice and split yellow mūng dal soup
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