आयुर्वेद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.jʊɾ.ʋeːd̪/, [äː.jʊɾ.ʋeːd̪]

Noun

आयुर्वेद • (āyurved) m

A traditional Indian medicine

Declension

Declension of *आयुर्वेद* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	आयुर्वेद āyurved	आयुर्वेद āyurved
oblique	आयुर्वेद āyurved	आयुर्वेदों āyurvedõ
vocative	आयुर्वेद āyurved	आयुर्वेदो āyurvedo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

আয়ুৰ্বেদ (Assamese script)
ᬆᬬᬸᬃᬯᬾᬤ (Balinese script)
আয়ুর্বেদ (Bengali script)
𑰁𑰧𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰪𑰸𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀆𑀬𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀤 (Brahmi script)
အာယုရွေဒ (Burmese script)
આયુર્વેદ (Gujarati script)
ਆਯੁਰ੍ਵੇਦ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦴꦪꦸꦂꦮꦺꦢ (Javanese script)
𑂄𑂨𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂫𑂵𑂠 (Kaithi script)
ಆಯುರ್ವೇದ (Kannada script)
អាយុវ៌េទ (Khmer script)
ອາຍຸຣ຺ເວທ (Lao script)
ആയുര്വേദ (Malayalam script)
ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠᡵᠣᠸᡝᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘁𑘧𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘹𑘟 (Modi script)
ᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤᠷᠸᠧᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦡𑧇𑧔𑧈𑧠𑧊𑧚𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
𑐁𑐫𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐰𑐾𑐡 (Newa script)
ଆଯୁର୍ଵେଦ (Odia script)
ꢃꢫꢸꢬ꣄ꢮꢾꢣ (Saurashtra script)
𑆄𑆪𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆮𑆼𑆢 (Sharada script)
𑖁𑖧𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖪𑖸𑖟 (Siddham script)
ආයුර්‍වෙද (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩛𑩻𑩒𑩼 𑪙𑩾𑩔𑩭 (Soyombo script)
𑚁𑚣𑚰𑚤𑚶𑚦𑚲𑚛 (Takri script)
ஆயுர்வேத³ (Tamil script)
ఆయుర్వేద (Telugu script)
อายุรฺเวท (Thai script)
ཨཱ་ཡུ་རྭེ་ད (Tibetan script)
𑒂𑒨𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒫𑒹𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨊𑨪𑨃𑨫𑩇𑨭𑨄𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From आयुस् (ā́yus, “life”) +‎ वेद (véda, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.juɾ.ʋɐ́j.dɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.juɾ.ʋeː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

आयुर्वेद • (āyurvéda) stem, m

the science of health or medicine (it is classed among sacred sciences, and considered as a supplement of the अथर्ववेद (atharvaveda) ; it contains eight departments as below, (Suṡr.) (MBh.) (Hariv.) (et al.)
1. शल्य (śalya) or (removal of) any substance which has entered the body (as extraction of darts, of splinters, etc.);
2. शालाक्य (śālākya) or cure of diseases of the eye or ear etc. by शलाकाs or sharp instruments；
3. कायचिकित्सा (kāyacikitsā) or cure of diseases affecting the whole body；
4. भूतविद्या (bhūtavidyā) or treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by demoniacal influence；
5. कौमारभृत्य (kaumārabhṛtya) or treatment of children；
6. अगदतन्त्र (agadatantra) or doctrine of antidotes;
7. रासायनतन्त्र (rāsāyanatantra) or doctrine of elixirs;
8. वाजीकरणतन्त्र (vājīkaraṇatantra) or doctrine of aphrodisiacs.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आयुर्वेद
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आयुर्वेदः (āyurvédaḥ)	आयुर्वेदौ (āyurvédau) आयुर्वेदा¹ (āyurvédā¹)	आयुर्वेदाः (āyurvédāḥ) आयुर्वेदासः¹ (āyurvédāsaḥ¹)
accusative	आयुर्वेदम् (āyurvédam)	आयुर्वेदौ (āyurvédau) आयुर्वेदा¹ (āyurvédā¹)	आयुर्वेदान् (āyurvédān)
instrumental	आयुर्वेदेन (āyurvédena)	आयुर्वेदाभ्याम् (āyurvédābhyām)	आयुर्वेदैः (āyurvédaiḥ) आयुर्वेदेभिः¹ (āyurvédebhiḥ¹)
dative	आयुर्वेदाय (āyurvédāya)	आयुर्वेदाभ्याम् (āyurvédābhyām)	आयुर्वेदेभ्यः (āyurvédebhyaḥ)
ablative	आयुर्वेदात् (āyurvédāt)	आयुर्वेदाभ्याम् (āyurvédābhyām)	आयुर्वेदेभ्यः (āyurvédebhyaḥ)
genitive	आयुर्वेदस्य (āyurvédasya)	आयुर्वेदयोः (āyurvédayoḥ)	आयुर्वेदानाम् (āyurvédānām)
locative	आयुर्वेदे (āyurvéde)	आयुर्वेदयोः (āyurvédayoḥ)	आयुर्वेदेषु (āyurvédeṣu)
vocative	आयुर्वेद (ā́yurveda)	आयुर्वेदौ (ā́yurvedau) आयुर्वेदा¹ (ā́yurvedā¹)	आयुर्वेदाः (ā́yurvedāḥ) आयुर्वेदासः¹ (ā́yurvedāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Bengali: আয়ুর্বেদ (aẏurbed) (learned)
→ English: Ayurveda
→ Hindi: आयुर्वेद (āyurved) (learned)
→ Malayalam: ആയുർവേദം (āyuṟvēdaṁ)
Pali: āyubbeda
- → Burmese: အာယုဗ္ဗေဒ (ayubbeda.)
→ Telugu: ఆయుర్వేదము (āyurvēdamu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “आयुर्वेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 148.