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भावप्रकाश में देश: जांगल, आनूप और साधारण — तीन भूमियाँ annapana vidhi
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भावप्रकाश में देश: जांगल, आनूप और साधारण — तीन भूमियाँ

भावप्रकाश का देश प्रकरण भूमि को जांगल, आनूप और साधारण में बाँटता है, और उस भूमि को श्रेष्ठ कहता है...

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Three separate heaps of earth on a weathered grey plank - dark crumbly soil, mid-brown loam and pale fine sand annapana vidhi
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Desha in the Bhavaprakasha: Jangala, Anupa and Sadharana, and the Land Defined by What You Can Eat

The short version After it closes the chapter on children, the Bhavaprakasha opens a short one with the words atha...

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नारियल तेल और चरक संहिता: नारिकेल तेलों के अध्याय में क्यों नहीं है abhyanga
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नारियल तेल और चरक संहिता: नारिकेल तेलों के अध्याय में क्यों नहीं है

नारिकेल तैल पारंपरिक ग्रंथों में तेलों के साथ नहीं, फलों के वर्ग में दर्ज है — और वहीं दिए गए...

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Five small dishes of oil seeds in a row on dark aged wood with one piece of dried coconut kernel resting apart - narikela is absent from Charaka's list of oils abhyanga
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Nariyal Tel in the Charaka Samhita: Why Narikela Is Missing from Ayurveda's Chapter on Oils

The short version Nariyal tel is coconut oil. Its Sanskrit name is Narikela Taila. And here is the thing almost...

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Gandha Pariksha in the Sushruta Samhita: Colour Names the Dosha, but Only Smell Decides the Verdict anumana
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Gandha Pariksha in the Sushruta Samhita: Colour Names the Dosha, but Only Smell Decides the Verdict

The short version The second chapter of the Sharira Sthana of the Sushruta Samhita is, on its surface, a chapter...

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Doshopakramaniya Adhyaya: Ashtanga Hridaya's Unripe Fruit Rule ama
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Doshopakramaniya Adhyaya: Ashtanga Hridaya's Unripe Fruit Rule

The short version Chapter 13 of the Ashtanga Hridaya's Sutrasthana is called Doshopakramaniya — the general line of approach for...

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