| Keyword | Vihaara |
| Type | B.P. |
| Etymology/ Definition | वाग्देहमनोनिर्वर्तितश्चष्टाविशेषो व्यायामव्यवायजागरणअध्ययनगीतभाषणध्यानधारणादिरूप:। अ.हृ. नि.१/६ अरुणदत्त |
| Reference | C.Ni.1/41, Chakrapaan`i, A.H.Ni.1/6 Arun`adatta |
| Literary Meaning | M / W – wandering, roaming |
| Implied Meaning | It is the lifestyle correlated with healthy or diseased state of a person or a patient respectively. |
| Elaboration | It has twofold meaning: 1. Appropriate lifestyle that helps in avoiding diseases or maintaining a healthy state. 2. Unwholesome lifestyle that develops proneness to diseases. Arun ` adatta defines lifestyle in a comprehensive manner. It encompasses an individual’s all the actions that are verbal, mental or physical. It comprises physical exercise, Vyavaaya ( sexual intercourse ), Jaagaran`a ( keeping awake at night ), Adhyayana ( studying ), Geeta ( singing ), Bhaashan ` a ( conversation ), Dhyaana ( meditation, preoccupation ), Dhaaran`a ( retention, focussing one’s mind ), etc. D`alhan`a describes four types of lifestyles: 1. Gamana – ambulation or sexual intercourse ( with a woman ) 2. Chankraman`a – wandering from one place to another 3. Sthaana – maintaining erect body posture for a long time 4. Aasana – maintaining a particular sitting posture for a long time |
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