Vd. Dhanashree Kondhare,
M.D. (Ayu.)
Introduction:
Ayurveda S`haareera Rachanaa has some topics with controversy; specifically about some body parts. The aim of this article is to provide the nearest possible meaning. It will work as guideline. Reader has to use these meanings by considering the context and understand the meanings with the help of the experts, if there are any questions / queries in his mind.
Short Glossary:
Amsa : Acromial region, Shoulder.
Synonym- Amsades`ha, Avarodha,
Baahus`hira, Baahus`heersham.
Amsakoot`a : Acromion.
Amsapin`d`a : Deltoid prominence.
Synonym- Amsapin`d`ikaa.
Amsapeet`ha : Acromial region, top of the shoulder glenoid cavity.
: Synonym- Baahus`hira
Amsaplalaka : Scapula.
Amsamoola : Apex of axilla.
Amsasandhi : Shoulder joint.
Synonym- Baahus`hirahsandhi
Aksha : Clavicle.
Synonym- Akshaka.
Akshakasandhi : Sternoclavicular joint.
Akshan`i : Special senses. Perceptive faculties,Receptors.
Akshi : Eye.
Synonym- Netra, Chakshu.
Akshi Kaninika : Medial angle of the eye, Inner canthus
Synonym- Kaneenako,Kaneena Sandhi,
Kaneenikaa, Kaneenee.
Akshikoot`a : Orbital or Ocular margin.
Akshikosha : Eyelid
Synonym- Akshiput`a, Akshibandhaani,
Akshivartma, Akshivartmakosha.
Akshigolaka : Eyeball.
Akshigolakatvak : Conjunctiva.
Akshipakshma : Eye-lashes.
: Synonyms – Pakshma
Agnyaadhisht`haana : Gastro-intestinal Tract
Place of digestion.
Agranaasikaa : Tip of the nose.
: Synonym – Naasaagra
Anga : Body, Part of the body, Organ.
Angaprades`ha : Different parts or areas of the body.
Anguli : Fingers, Toes (Digits)
Anguligranthi : Digital nodes or joints. (Knuckles)
Anguliparvaan`i : Digital nodes,
Inter- nodal lengths of the digits.
Angulyaagra : Tip of the finger.
Angusht`ha : Thumb, First toe, Great toe
Angusht`hamoola : Root of the thumb. Outer end of the wrist in front.
An`d`akos`ha : Scrotum.
An`vast`hi : Small bones.
Adhahkaaya : Part of the body below waist.
Part of the body below head.
Adhah Srotas : Anal or Urethral passage.
Synonym- Adharamaarga, Adhomaarga.
Adhara : Lower lip
Lower or inferior in position.
Adharagudam : Lower part of the rectum.
Anus.
Adhijihvaa : Pharyngeal Tonsil (Adenoids .
Epiglottis.
Anaamikaa : 4th or Ring finger, Annularis.
Antahkukshi : Abdominal or Uterine cavity.
Antahkosht`ha : Abdomen.
Antargala : Throat.
Antargata Phala : Ovary.
Antaraagni : Internal fire (Abdominal)
: Synonym- Audaryaagni, Jaat`haraagni,
Kaayaagni
Antaraadhi : Trunk.
Antra : Intestines, bowel.
Annamaarga : Gullet, Oesophagus.
Annavaha Srotas : Oesophagus and small intestine,
Connected with the stomach.
Apatyapatha : Vagina, female Genital passage.
Synonym- Apatyamaarga.
Aparaa : Placenta or Placenta with membrane.
: Synonym – Jaraayu
Apaanga : Outer canthus.
Synonym- Apaangades`ha
Apaangasandhi : Outer junction of the eye-lids.
Aratni : Fore-arm, Anti-brachium.
Alikam : Fore head.
Avat`u : Nape of the neck.
Synonym- Ghaat`aa
As`hru : Lacrimal fluid. (Tears
As`hrumaarga : Lacrimal Apparatus.
Ashruvaahin`yau : Lacrimal Canaliculi.
Asrigvaha : Blood vessels.
Asthi : Bone.
Asthiparvaan`i : Bony nodes
Aanana : Oral cavity, Face
: Synonym Aasya
Aamaas`haya : Stomach
Stomach and Jejunum.
Aartava : Menstrual discharge
Ovum (Periodic discharge
Synonym- Aartavas`hon`ita, Pushpa, Antahpushpam
Aartavavaha Srotas : Fallopian or Uterine tubes, uterus, Oviducts.
Indriyaadhisht`hanani : Special sensory organs.
Synonym- Indriyaayatanani
Uchchhvaasamaarga : Respiratory tract.
Un`d`uka : Colon.
Uttamaanga : Head or Head and Neck.
Uttaraguda : Rectum
Upper part of the rectum.
Udarapaars`hva : Side of the abdomen, flank.
Udaraphalaka : Abdominal Wall. (Anterolateral part .
Udara : Abdomen. Belly.
Upajihvikaa : Palatine tonsils, uvula.
Upanakham : Nail fold.
Upastha : Male or female external genital organs.
Upaanga : Subdivision. Secondary or smaller division.
Ura : Chest, Thorax
Synonym- Urahkosht`ha.
Urogreevaa : Thorax and neck.
Ulookhala : Socket (Ball and Socket Joint)
Ulba : Placenta
Foetal membrane
Vernix Caseosa including placenta.
Ooru : Thigh. (Femur: Synonym Ordhva Janghaa
Oorunalaka : Femur.
Synonym- Oorvasthi
Oorupin`d`ikaa : Quadricipital Prominence of the thigh
Oorumoola : Groin, Inguinal region.
Synonym- Oorusandhi
Oordhvakaaya : Upper part of the body or head.
Oordhvajatru : Head and Neck, parts above the clavicle.
Oordhvaanga : Head and neck.
Osht`ha : Lips or Labia.
Synonym- Das`hanachchhada.
Adharosht`ha- Lower lip.
Uttarosht`ha – Upper lip.
Oja : Vigour.
Kakshaa : Axilla, Armpit
Synonym- Kaksha
Kankaala : Bony skeleton.
Kacha : Hair.
Synonym- Baala.
Kat`i : Loin, Pelvis, Waist.
Synonym- Kat`ee
Kat`ikapaala : Hip bone.
Kat`i Prades`ha : Pelvic region.
Sphik : Natis, Buttock, Gluteal prominence.
Synonym- Kat`iprotha
Vrishan`a : Seminal vesicles.
Synonym – Kat`ivrishan`a
Kat`isandhi : Hip joint.
Kat`yantra : Large intestine.
Synonym- Gudaantra
Kan`t`ha : Larynx, Front of the Neck, Throat.
Kan`t`hanaad`ee : Wind pipe, Trachea
Oesophagus.
Kan`t`has`haalooka : Tonsil.
Kan`t`hasrota : Throat. Laryngeal or Pharyngeal passage.
Kan`d`araa : Tendon, Nerve (Cord like)
Kanisht`haa : Little finger or toe.
Synonym- Kanisht`hikaa.
Kandharaa : Neck.
Synonym Greevaa
Kapaala : Cranial bone or Flat bone.
Kapola : Cheek.
Synonym Gan`d`a
Kara : Hand or Manus.
Nakha : Nails.
Synonym Karajaa
Karan`aani : Intellectual, sensory and some
functioning organs or faculties.
Karan`aayatanaani : Different centers or areas of the brain.
Abhyantaraan`i
Karan`aayatanaani : Organs of Perception and action.
Baahyaani
Karamoola : Wrist.
Karaagra : Anterior part of the hand, (Fore-hand)
Karot`i : Cranium.
Karn`a : Ear.
Karn`anaad`ee : External auditory canal.
Synonym- Karn`apatha.
Karn`apaalee : Lobule of the ear.
Synonym- Karn`alatikaa
Karn`apeet`ha : Bottom of the conche.
Karn`aputraka : Tragus.
Karn`aputrikaa : Antitragus.
Karn`aprisht`ha : Mastoid region.
Karn`amoola : Parotid region.
Karn`as`hashkulikaa : Pinna, Auricle
Karn`asrota : External auditory meatus.
Karn`aavat`u : Cavum, Canche of the ear.
Karn`aasthi : Temporal bone, excluding squama.
Kalaa : Membrane- Fibrous, Mucous, Serous;
Constituents or parts of the body;
Qualities.
Kas`herukaa : Vertebra.
Galas`hun`d`ikaa : Uvula.
Synonym- Galaman`i, Ghan`t`ikaa, Kaakalam
Kaaya : Body
In restricted sense, digestive system.
: Synonym Deha, Vapu, S`hareera
Krishn`aman`d`ala : Iris.
Synonym- Krishn`nataarakaa, Kaalaka
Kaalikaa : Vein.
Synonym – Nilaa Siraa
Kaaleeyaka : Pancreas.
Kit`t`a : Waste.
Keelakau : Clavicles.
Synonym- Kosht`hakaasthi
Kukundara : Ischial tuberosities.
Kukshi : Abdomen, Flanks.
Kukshigolaka : Kidneys.
Kut`akaasthi : Coccyx or Sacrum with Coccyx.
Koorpara : Elbow.
Synonym-Kuhan`ikaa, Koorparasandhi, Kaphon`i
Koorchchaa : Brush like fibrous or membranous structures.
Koorparaasthi : Olecranon process.
Krikaat`ikaa : Laryngeal prominence (Adams apple .
Krishn`aadrisht`igata
Sandhi : Pupillary border.
Kes`ha : Hair on the head.
Kes`habhoomi : Field of the hairs.
Kosha : Sac, Scrotum, Perpuce.
Kosht`ha : Thoraco-abdominal cavity.
Abdomen.
Kosht`aanga : Viscera.
Krod`a : Cardiac region or Cardia.
Kloma : Laryngopharynx,
Larynx, Trachea and Bronchi., Pancreas(*)
Synonym – Klomanaad`ee.
Kshudraantra : Small intestine.
Khud`aka : Ankle joint, Heel.
Synonym- Khud`ukaa, Khulaka.
Gan`d`a : Zygoma, Cheek.
Synonym- Kapola.
Gandhavaha Dhamanee: Olfactory nerves.
Garbhakosha : Uterus, Bag of foetal membrane.
Garbhakosht`ha : Uterus or Uterine cavity.
Garbhachchhidra : Os – Uteri
Garbhanaabhinaadi : Umbilical cord, Funis.
Garbhamaargah : Vagina, Genital passage.
Garbhaas`haya : Uterus, Womb. : Synonym- Garbhas`hayyaa,
Garbhakosht`ha
Garbhaas`hayamukha : Cervix.
Gala : Oropharynx, throat
Synonym- Kan`t`ha
Galanalaka : Larynx and Trachea.
Galanalakaasthi : Hyoid bone, Thyroid and Cricoid cartilages.
Galamaarga : Throat passage.
Gaveenee : Ureter.
Gaatrapanchaka : Four extremities and head-neck.
Gun`d`aka : Groin, Inguen.
Guda : Rectum.
Gudamaarga : Rectal canal.
Gudamukha : Anal Orifice.
Gudavalee : Horizontal mucous folds of the rectum.
Synonym- Paayuvalee.
Gudausht`ha : Anus.
Gulpha : Ankle.
Gulphasandhi : Ankle joint.
Gulphaasthi : Tallus
Tallus and Navicular bones.
Guhyades`ha : Private parts such as axilla, groin, and genitals
Synonym- Guhyaprades`ha
Gridhrasee : Sciatica, Sciatic nerve.
Gojihvaa : Tongue, Epiglottis.
Synonym- Gojivhikaa
Gaurya Siraa : Lymphatic vessels.
Grahan`ee : Intestinal mucosa, Small intestine.
Pyloric and Ileoceacal valve.
Greevaa : Neck or Cervix.
Greevaadha Sandhi : Sternoclavicular notch.
Greevamoola : Suprasternal notch.
Greevavans`ha : Cervical spine.
Ghritikaa : Brain matter.
Ghon`aasthi : Nasal bones.
Synonym- Naasaasthi
Ghraan`a : Nose- Organ of smell
Olfactory area of the nose.
Ghraan`amaarga : Nasal cavity.
Ghraan`amoola : Upper part of the nasal cavity.
Root of the nose.
Charma : Skin, Cutis
Charmachelee : Scale of the skin.
Synonym- Chipit`ikaa.
Chibuka : Chin, Mentum.
Chuchuka : Nipple, Papilla.
Chetahsthaana : Brain.
Cheshtaavaha Srotas : Motor nerves.
Jaghana : Pelvis
Pudendum (female Pubes)
Janghaa : Leg, Crus
Synonym- Janghaakaan`d`a
Janghaapin`d`ikaa : Calf, Sura.
Janghaasthi : Tibia and Fibula.
Jat`hara : Stomach
Jatru : Sternum.
Jatrumoola : Suprasternal notch.
Xiphisternal notch.
Jatrusandhi : Sternoclavicular joints.
Jaraayu : Foetal membrane or membrane just like that.
Peritoneum.
Placenta with foetal membrane.
Jalavaahinee Siraa : Lacrimal ducts.
Jaanu : Knee
Synonym- Jaanuman`d`ala
Jaanukapaalika : Patella, Knee-cap.
Jaanusandhi : Knee joint.
Janvadhah Sandhi : Proximal tibio-fibular joint.
Jaanvasthi : Tibial tuberosity.
Jihvaa : Tongue, Organ of taste.
Jihvaagra : Tip of the tongue.
Jihvaatala : Under surface or under the tongue.
Tantra : Body as a whole.
Different systems of the body.
Tarun`aasthi : Cartilage.
Tarjanee : Index finger, Fore finger.
Tala : Palm or sole, Surface.
Taalu : Palate (hard palate
Anterior fontanalle.
Synonym- Taalud`esha, Taaluprad`esha.
Taaluka : Two halves of the hard palate.
Synonym- Taalushaka
Taalumaamsa : Soft palate.
Taalumoola : Uvular region of the palate.
Taalvasthi : Bones surrounding the anterior fontenalle.
Taarakaa : Iris and Cornea.
Tilaka : Thymus gland.
Tunnasevanee : Sutural joint, plain continuous stitch.
Tejojalam : Aqueous humor.
Tejojalaas`hrita
Baahyapat`ala : Cornea.
Tailavartikaa : Great omentum.
Trika : Sacral region or Sacrum.
Synonym- Adharatrika.
Tvak : Skin, Integument, Cutis.
Organ of Sensation.
a Avabhaasini (Udakadharaa : Stratum corneum.
b Lohitaa ( Asrikdharaa : Stratum Lucidum.
c S`hvetaa : Stratum Granulosum.
d Taammraa : Malphigian layer.
e Vedinee : Stratum papillare.
f Rohin`ee : Stratum Reticulare.
g Mamsadharaa : Superficial deep fascia.
Danta : Teeth, Dentes.
Synonym- Das`hana.
a Raajadanta : Medial incisor
b Vasta : Lateral incisor and Canine.
c Damsht`raa : Premolars.
d Haanavya : Molars.
Dantatvak : Enamel.
Synonym- Dantavalka.
Dantapin`d`ikaa : Gum.
Alveolar arch.
Denture- Set of teeth.
Synonym- Dantavesht`aka, Dantaadhaara.
Dantabandhana : Gum, Gingiva.
Dantamaamsa : Gum.
Dantamoola : Root of the teeth
Gum, Gingiva.
Dantaagra : Cutting margin of the tooth.
Drisht`igolaka : Eye ball.
Synonym- Nayana Budbuda.
Drisht`iman`d`ala : Lens
Pupil.
Deha : Body as a Whole.
Dehoshmaa : Body temperature.
Daivakrita Chhidra : Nonvascular, thin and Translucent aperture.
Dvaara : Aperture, Opening.
Dvija : Especially succedaneous teeth.
Dhamanee : Any channel, tube or canal.
Artery, Nerve, Vein.
Dhaatvaagni : Metabolic agents, Tissue enzymes. Agni responsible for production of Dhaatu
Dhvaja : Penis.
Synonym- Man`ikanda.
Nakhamaamsa : Nail bed or Nail matrix.
Digital Pulp.
Naad`ee : Vessels, Cords, Meatus, Canal, Tube, Nerve.
Naabhi : Naval, Umbilicus.
Duodenum.
Heart.
Diaphragm.
Naabhinaad`ee : Umbilical cord.
Naasaa : Nose, Organ of smell.
Synonym- Naasikaa.
Naasaatarun`aasthi : Nasal cartilages.
Naasaavams`ha : Bridge of the nose.
Synonym- Naasaasthidan`d`a.
Nitamba : Buttok, Glutos.
Nilaah Siraa : Veins.
Netrakos`ha : Palpebrae, Lids.
Netrachchhaadana : Eye lid.
Synonym- Vartma
Netranaad`ee : Nasolacrimal duct.
Pakvaas`haya : Large intestine or colon.
Synonym- Pakvaadhaanam, Pakvasthanam.
Paksha : Right or left half of the body.
Pakshmaman`d`ala : Eye lashes, Cilia.
Synonym- Pakshma, Pratibaala.
Panjaraasthi : Ribs or costae
Synonym- Pars`hukaa, Paars`hvaka
Pat`ala : Different layers or coverings of eye or eyeball
Pada : Foot.
Payodhara : Breast, Mammary glands.
Paramaan`u : Cells of the body.
Parva : Nodes or joints.
Pavitraanguli : Ring finger.
Pas`hvaadardha : Lower half of the body.
Pas`hchimahaanavyadanta : Last molar, Wisdom tooth.
Paan`i : Hand.
Paan`itala : Palm.
Paan`ipaadahridayaani : Palms, Soles.
Paan`imoola : Wrist.
Paadakoorchaasthi : Tarsal bones excluding talus calcaneum.
Paadatala : Sole.
Synonum- Paadamadhyam.
Paadaangulee : Toes.
Paadangusht`ha : Big or great toe, Hallux.
Paayu : Rectum, Anus.
Paayumed`haantara : Perineum.
Paars`hva : Side of the thorax.
Paars`hvajaghana : Side of the pelvis, Buttock.
Paarshn`i : Heel.
Paali : Lobule.
Pin`d`ikaa : Calf.
Pittadharaa Kalaa : Intestine or gastro-intestinal mucosa.
Pittas`hon`ita : Venous blood.
Pittaas`haya : Digestive tube with its appendages.
Small intestines, Gall blader
Pippalaka : Nipples.
Putrikaa : Antitragus
Purisham : Faeces, Faecal matter.
Purishadharaa Kalaa : Mucosa of the colon and Rectum.
Purishavaha Srotas : Small and large intestine.
Synonym- Purishaas`haya
Purishaadhaara : Sigmoid colon, Colon.
Synonym- Purishaayatanam.
Purushendriya : Penis.
Poorvakaayaa : Upper half of the body.
Synonym- Poorvabhaaga, Poorvaardha.
Prisht`ha : Back, Dorsum
Posterior part of the trunk.
Prisht`havams`ha : Backbone, Spine, Vertebral column.
Synonym- Prisht`heshikaa
Pes`hee : Muscle.
Pot`t`alaka : Caecum.
Paurusham : Penis, Prostate.
A measure- full length of a man with hands up.
Prakosht`ha : Forearm, Antibrachium.
Distal third of the forearm.
Synonym- Prapaan`ika.
Pragan`d`a : Arm, brachium.
Prajanana : Genitals.
Pratarasandhi : Arthroidal joint.
Prataanavat Snaayu : Articular ligaments.
Pratyanga : Sub divisions of the body.
Prades`hinee : Index finger.
Prapaada : Fore foot.
Prabaahu : Arm.
Pravaahan`ee : Pelvirectal fold.
Pras`haakhaa : Limb or extremities.
Branches.
Praan`a : Vitality, Immunity, Vigor, Air, and Oxygen.
Praan`avaha Dhamanee : Arteries conveying oxygen and Nutrition.
Praan`avaha Srotas : Respiratory tract.
Praan`aayatanaani : Organs essential to life, Vitals.
Pleehaa : Spleen.
Phala : Testes or Ovaries
Uterus.
Phalakosha : Scrotum.
Phalakos`ha : Two scrotal chambers.
Two lateral halves of the scrotum.
Phalayoni : Uterus.
Phalasevanee : Scrotal raphe.
Phuphphusa : Lung.
Bala : Stamina, Vigor, Immunity.
Basti : Supra pubic region
urinary bladder, Vesicle.
Bastikukshi : Cavity of the urinary bladder.
Pelvic cavity or true pelvis.
Bastides`ha : Suprapubic
Pelvis (true region.
Bastidvaara : Brim or outlet of the pelvis.
Outlet of the bladder.
Bastimukha : Outlet of the bladder.
Internal urethral orifice.
Bastis`hira : Suprapubic region.
Prostate.
Bastis`heersha : Hypogastric region.|
Baahu : Upper extremity or limb.
Synonym- Bhuja
Baahunalaka : Humerus.
Baahupin`d`ikaa : Bicipital Prominence.
Fleshy bulging mass on the front of the arm.
Baahuprisht`ha : Dorsum of the upper limb.
Baahumadhya : Front of the Elbow.
Baahumoola : Axilla, armpit.
Baahusandhi : Elbow joint.
Synonym- Bhujamadhyam.
Baahyapat`ala : Cornea.
Baahyayoni : Vulva.
Beeja : Germ cell- Sperm or ovum.
Marrow.
Beejabhaaga : A part of the Beeja– Chromosome.
Beejabhaagaavayava : A part of the Beejabhaaga– Gene
Braghna : Rectum.
Bhaga : Vulva or Vagina
Pubes
Perineum.
Bhagavastu : Vaginal wall.
Bhagaasthi : Intrapubic cartilage
Body of the pubic bones.
Bhootaagni : Intracellular enzymes.
Bhroo : Eyebrow.
Majjaa : Bone marrow.
Majjavaha Srotas : Medullary canals, Marrow spaces.
Man`i : Glans penis.
Man`ika : Upper row of the carpal bones.
Man`ibandha : Wrist, carpus.
Man`ibandha Sandhi : Wrist joint.
Man`d`alasandhi : Unions or joints where ring like curved
cartilages take part; as in trachea.
Man`d`alaani : Different circular or circle forming
structures of the eye.
Madanaatapatram : Clitoris with nymphae.
Madhyam : Trunk.
Madhyamaa : Middle finger, Digitus medius.
Manovaha Dhamanee : Pathways, through which mind operates.
Synonym- Manovaha Strotansi.
Manyaa : Side of the neck (Sterno Mastoid
Neck.
Carotid arteries.
Mayuraasthi : Sacrum and Coccyx.
Marma : Vitals or Vital organs.
Marmarikaa : Nerves.
Maladharaa Kalaa : Mucosa of the colon.
Mala : Excreta, waste products.
Malaadhaara : Urinary bladder or colon.
Malaayana : Excretory organs or apertures.
Mastakamajjaa : Brain substance.
Mastaka : Hairy part of the Cranium
Head or Cranium.
Mastakasneha : Brain matter
Mastishka : Brain.
Synonym- Mastulunga.
Mahat : Heart.
Mahaachchhidraan`i : Large external apertures of the body.
Mahaanimna : Thoraco-abdominal cavity.
Abdomen.
Mahaamarma : Seven great vital parts of the body.
Mahaasnaayu : Big tendons or nerves.
Mahaasrota : Alimentary canal.
Abdominal cavity.
Mamsadharaa Kalaa : Deep fascia and intramuscular septums.
Mamsarajju : Great musculotendinous bands or cords.
Mamsavarti : Muscular slips or digitations.
Mamsavaha srotas : Muscle fibres.
Synonym-Mamsavaha Naad`yaa.
Maatrikaa Siraa : Carotid arteries
Internal Jugular veins.
Maarga : Passages.
Mukha : Mouth, Face, Interlabial aperture.
Mukhakuhara : Mouth (Oral cavity).
Mukhasandhi : Mandibular joint.
Mushka : Scrotam
Testis or testicle.
Mushkasrota : Spermatic cord.
Musht`i : Clenched hand.
Mootrapraseka : Urethra.
Synonym- Mootramaarga, Mootrasrota
Mootravaahi Srota, Mootraseka,Mootrapatha.
Mootravaha : Ureters.
Synonym: Mootravaahi Dhamanee
Mootravaha Srotas : Tubules or tubes of the Urinary tract.
Mootravaha Naad`ee : Urinary tubules.
Moordhaa : Head
Moordhaja : Hair on the head.
Moordhaast`hi Khan`d`a : Cranial bone.
Med`hra : Penis.
Med`hracharma : Prepuce, Foreskin.
Med`hradvaara : External urethral orifice.
Synonym- Med`hrarandhram.
Med`hrasevani : Raphe of the penis.
Med`hraagra : Glans penis.
Med`hraantra : Corpus spongiosum penis.
Meda : Fat or fat like substance.
Medapat`ala : Hyaloid membrane which contains the
Vitreous body or humor.
Medodharaa Kalaa : Omentum
Lining of the medullary canal or a marrow space.
Superficial fascia of the body.
Medonaad`ee : Omentum- Folded.
Medhya Naad`ee : Spinal cord.
Mehana : Penis
Vagina or Vulva.
Yakrit : Liver, Hepar.
Synonym- Yakrutkhand`am, Yakrutpind`am.
Yakritprades`ha : Hepatic area.
Yoogavaha Srotas : Channels or tubes other than blood vessels.
( They are usually in pairs
Yoni : Vagina
Female genitals.
Uterus.
Yonikarn`ikaa : Labium majus.
Yonimukha : Vaginal orifice.
Raktadharaa Kalaa : Endothelial lining of the circulatory system.
Raktapatha : Cervical canal of the uterus,
External os of the uterus.
Raktavaha Srota : Cervical canal with vagina
Raktavaahinya Siraa : Blood vessels ( Specially for portal circulation .
Synonym- Raktavaahee Dhamanee
Raktavaahee Srotas : Blood vessels.
Synonym- Lohitavaahee Srotas.
Raktaadhaara : Depot, Reservoir, Receptacle or container
of the blood as liver, spleen, heart, lungs.
Synonym- Raktaas`haya, Rudhirasthaana,
S`hon`itasthaana
Rasavaahee Naad`ee : Placenta.
Rasavaha Srotas : Nutrient vessels and lymphatics.
Synonym- Rasavaahee Dhamanee,
Rasahaarin`ya, Rasaayanya.
Rasasthaana : Heart.
Ruchakaani : Type of bone- Teeth.
Roopavaahee Dhamanee : Optic nerves.
Reta : Semen
Sperm.
Romakoopa : Hair follicles.
Synonym- Lomakoopa.
Romamaalikaa : Hairs.
Romamoola : Roots of the hairs.
Romaraajee : Linea nigra ( Like a hairy line
Roma : Hairs on the body.
Synonym- Lomaani
Romaanta : Skin near the hairs.
Rohin`ee : Main arteries or arterial trunks.
Lakshan`a : Penis, External sex organ of male.
Lalaat`a : Fore head.
Lasikaa : Serous exudates
Lymph or transudate.
Laalaa : Saliva.
Laalaat`yaa Siraa : Frontal- Supra orbital veins.
Linga : Sex sign- Penis or clitoris.
Power of Vision.
Lohitaakshasiraa : Femoral Vessel.
Before giving the branch- Profunda femoris.
Lohitikaa : Artery.
Vaktra : Mouth, Face.
Synonym- Vadanam
Vankshan`a : Groin, Inguinal region.
Vankshan`asandhi : Groin, Inguinal region.
Hip joint.
Vaksha : Chest, Thorax.
Vakshasthala : Front of the chest.
Vapaa : Extra-peritonial abdominal fat.
Vapaavahana : Omentum and Appendices epiloecae.
Vapu : Body.
Varcha : Faeces.
Varchasthaana : Rectum.
Vartmakosha : Eyelid as a sac or bag.
Vartmapat`ala : Eyelid as a curtain.
Vartmaman`d`ala : Eyelid as a circular thing.
Vartmaman`d`ala Tarun`aasthi: Tarsal Cartilage.
Vartmasandhi : Canthus
Vartmas`hukla Sandhi : Fornix of the conjunctiva.
Valee : Wrinkles
Valaya : Curved, Semicircular or ring like bones
As ribs and Vertebrae.
Vasaa : Fat, Perticularly of superficial facia.
Vaatavaahee Naad`ee : Bronchii.
Vaatavaahinee Siraa : Vessels and nerves related to sites of Vaata.
Vaatasthaana : Sites of Vaata in the body.
Vaataas`haya : Colon, Lungs, Arteries.
Vaayasatun`d`a : Coronoid process of the Mandible.
Vaayasatun`d`asandhi : Temporo Mandibular joint.
Vaahinee : Vessels and Nerves.
Vit`apa : Medial part of the groin.
Visarjanee : Second Houstons fold or valve.
Vis`hikhaantara : Vagina.
Veerya : Semen
Vrikka : Kidneys.
Vrittasnaayu : Tendons, Nerve cords.
Vrittaanga : Rounded or cylindrical parts of the body.
Vrishan`a : Scrotam- scrotal sacs.
Testicals.
Seminal vesicals.
Vesht`a : Gums.
S`hakrunmaarga : Rectum, Anus.
S`hankha : Temple or temporal region.
Squamous portion of temporal bone.
S`hankhaprades`ha : Temple or temporal region.
S`hankhasandhi : Outer canthus.
S`hankhaavarta : Squamo-tympanic union.
S`habdapatha : Ear- All three parts.
Synonym- S`habdavaha Srota.
S`habdaanuvaahee Siraa : Filaments of the cochlear nerve.
S`habdaabhivaha Naad`ee : Filaments of Cochlear nerve.
Auditory apparatus or nerve.
S`hareera : Body.
Parts of the body.
S`hareera Kleda : Body fluid.
Exudate and transudate of the body.
S`hareeradhatvavakaas`ha : Interstitial spaces
Different conveying apparatuses.
S`hareeramadhya : Trunk of the body.
S`hareeraavavaya : Different parts of the body.
S`hashkuli : Pinna or auricle.
S`haakhaa : Limbs or extremities.
S`haakhaasandhee : Joints of the limbs.
S`hira : Head and neck
Skull
Cranium.
S`hirahkapaala : Flat bones of the skull.
S`hirogreeva : Head and neck.
S`hirodhara : Neck. Cervix.
S`hisna : Penis, Phallus.
S`hakra : Semen.
Sexual discharge.
Male germ cell.
S`hukradharaa Kalaa : Secreting membrane of the genital system.
S`hukravaha Srotas : Efferent ducts, Epididymis, Vas deferens.
S`hukravaahee Siraa : Vessels and nerves of genital organs.
S`hukravahe(Praadurbhaavaaya : Vas Differensia.
S`hukravahe(Visargaaya : Ejaculatory ducts.
S`hukravaahee Naad`i : Vas deferens
Synonym- S`hukraharan`ee
S`hukraas`haya : Seminal vesicle.
S`huklakrishn`a Sandhi : Sclerocorneal junction.
S`huklataarakaa : Cornea.
S`huklaman`d`ala : Sclera.
S`hepha : Penis, Phallus
S`hephasevani : Raphe of the penis.
S`hmas`hru : Beard.
S`hravan`a : Ear, organ of hearing.
Synonym- S`hrotra
S`hravan`a Srota : External auditory meatus.
S`hron`i : Pelvis.
S`hron`ikarn`a : Ala of the ilium.
S`hron`ikaan`d`a : Ala of the ilium
Hip bone.
S`hron`iphalaka : Hip bone.
S`hrotrapatha : Eustachian tube.
S`hrotras`hringaataka : External auditory meatus.
Labyrinth or maze of the ear.
S`hleshmadharaa Kalaa : Mucous, serous and synovial membrane.
S`hleshmabhuva : Two lobes of the thyroid gland.
S`hleshmasthaana : Sites of Kapha in the body.
Synonym- S`hleshmaas`haya.
S`hvaasavaha Naad`ee : Trachea and bronchial tubes.
S`hvetaman`d`ala : Sclera.
Sandnyaa : Consciousness.
Sandnyavaha Naad`ee : Neurons on which conciousness depends.
Cerebral vessels.
Synonym- Sandnyaavahaani Strotansi.
Samvaran`i : Third Houstons fold or Valve.
Samvaahinee : Channels, Vessels.
Sakthi : Lower limb.
Thigh, Femur.
Sandhi : Union.
Sandhaana : Joint.
Sandhi Prabhandhana : Articular Ligaments.
Sandhibandha : Muscles which support and move the joint.
Ligaments, nerves.
Sandhyasthi : Articular ends of the bone.
Saraktameda : Red bone marrow.
Seemanta : Bony sutures.
Sevanee : Sutures and Raphe.
Siraa : Vein, Artery, Vessel or nerve.
Siraajaala : Plexus of veins, arteries or nerves.
Sushira Snaayu : Thickened muscular ring, as Pyloric sphincter.
Sookshmaanga : Minute structures or organs.
Srikkin`i : Angles of the mouth.
Skandha : Shoulder.
Stana : Mamma, Breast, Mammary glands.
Stanapin`d`a : Rounded breast.
Stanaman`d`ala : Mammary areola.
Stanaagra : Nipple.
Stanyavaahee Siraa : Lactiferous ducts.
Synonym- Ksheeravaha Siraa
Stanya : Milk
Sthaalaka : Facets, costal facets.
Sthaalakaarbuda : Tubercles or heads of the ribs.
Sthirasandhi : Fibrous or immovable joints.
Sthoola Guda : Rectum.
Sthoolasnaayu : Big tendons or nerves.
Sthoolantra : Colon, Large intestine.
Sthoolaasthi : Big bones.
Snaayu : Hard fibrous structures as ligaments, muscular tendons.
Snaayuprataana : Distributing branches of the nerves.
Spars`hanendriya Sense of touch.
Smaramandira : Vulva or vagina.
Smaraatapatra : Clitoris with nymphae
Srotas : Openings, Meatuses, Passages, Channels,
Tubes, Tracts, Ducts.
Srotomaarga : Lumen, Meatus, Passage.
Svedavaha Srotas : Coiled tubular sweat glands and their ducts.
Hanu : Jaw- Upper or lower.
Chin or mentum.
Hanukaasthi : Bone of the Jaw.
Hanumoolabandha : Zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
Hanusandhi : Temporo- Mandibular joint.
Hanvasthi : Mandible
Mandible and maxillae.
Hasta : Upper limb, Hand
A special measurement.
Hastatala : Palm.
Hastamoola : Carpus, Wrist.
Hastaangulee : Fingers.
Hridaya : Heart
Epigastrium or stomach.
Brain.
Hridayanaad`ikaa : Bronchus.
Hridayabandhana : Pericardium.
Hridayasthaana : Cardiac region or cardia.
Dnyaanendriyaan`i : Sense organs.
Kshudraantra : Small intestine.
References:
- Charaka Samhitaa – Ayurveda-Dipikaa commentary of S`hree Chakrapan`idatta by Vaidya Yadavaji Trikamaji Acharya, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, Varanasi, 5th edition, 2001.
- Asht`aanga Hridaya, Sarvaangasundara and Ayurvedrasaayana Commentary, by Dr. Moreshvar Kunte, Chaukhambha Orientaila, Varanasi, 9th edition, 2002.
- Sus`hruta Samhitaa- Nibhandhasangraha Commentary of Dalhn`aacarya by, Vaidya Yadavaji Trikamji Acharya, Chaukhambha Orientaila, Varanasi, 6th edition, 1997.
- Paarishadyam S`habdaartha S`haareeram (Anatomical Terminology of Ayurveda) Editor- Pt. Damodar Sharma Gaud, Publication- Shree Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhavan Ltd, Nagpur., Second Edition 1979.
- A Sanskrit English Dictionary by Monneire Williams Motilal Banarasidas Publishers Pvt. Limited Delhi, edition 1st 1899.(reprint 1995)
Vd. Dhanashree Kondhare,
M.D.(Dravyaguna Vidnyana)
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