आयुर्वेद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

आयुर्वेद • (āyurved) m

1. (Hinduism) ayurveda: 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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬬᬸᬃᬯᬾᬤ (Balinese script)
• আযুৰ্ৱেদ (Assamese script)
• আযুর্বেদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰧𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰪𑰸𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀬𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦 (Grantha script)
• આયુર્વેદ (Gujarati script)
• ꦄꦴꦪꦸꦂꦮꦺꦢ (Javanese script)
• អាយុវ៌េទ (Khmer script)
• ಆಯುರ್ವೇದ (Kannada script)
• ອາຍຸຣ຺ເວທ (Lao script)
• 𑘁𑘧𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘹𑘟 (Modi script)
• အာယုရွေဒ (Burmese script)
• 𑐁𑐫𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐰𑐾𑐡 (Newa script)
• ଆଯୁର୍ଵେଦ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢫꢸꢬ꣄ꢮꢾꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆪𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆮𑆼𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖧𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖪𑖸𑖟 (Siddham script)
• ఆయుర్వేద (Telugu script)
• อายุรฺเวท (Thai script)
• ཨཱཡུརྭེད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒨𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒫𑒹𑒠 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From आयुस् (āyus, “age, span”) +‎ वेद (veda, “veda, knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.juɾ.ʋɐj.d̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑː.juɾˈʋeː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

आयुर्वेद • (āyurveda) m

1. the science of health or medicine (it is classed among sacred sciences, and considered as a supplement of the अथर्व- वेद ; it contains eight departments: 1. शल्य or (removal of) any substance which has entered the body (as extraction of darts, of splinters, &c.) ; 2. शालाक्य or cure of diseases of the eye or ear &c. by शलाकाs or sharp instruments ; 3. कायचिकित्सा or cure of diseases affecting the whole body ; 4. भूतविद्या or treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by demoniacal influence ; 5. कौमारभृत्य or treatment of children ; 6. अगदतन्त्र or doctrine of antidotes ; 7. रासायनतन्त्र or doctrine of elixirs ; 8. वाजीकरणतन्त्र or doctrine of aphrodisiacs Suṡr. MBh. Hariv. &c.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आयुर्वेद (āyurveda)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आयुर्वेदः āyurvedaḥ	आयुर्वेदौ āyurvedau	आयुर्वेदाः / आयुर्वेदासः¹ āyurvedāḥ / āyurvedāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आयुर्वेद āyurveda	आयुर्वेदौ āyurvedau	आयुर्वेदाः / आयुर्वेदासः¹ āyurvedāḥ / āyurvedāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आयुर्वेदम् āyurvedam	आयुर्वेदौ āyurvedau	आयुर्वेदान् āyurvedān
Instrumental	आयुर्वेदेन āyurvedena	आयुर्वेदाभ्याम् āyurvedābhyām	आयुर्वेदैः / आयुर्वेदेभिः¹ āyurvedaiḥ / āyurvedebhiḥ¹
Dative	आयुर्वेदाय āyurvedāya	आयुर्वेदाभ्याम् āyurvedābhyām	आयुर्वेदेभ्यः āyurvedebhyaḥ
Ablative	आयुर्वेदात् āyurvedāt	आयुर्वेदाभ्याम् āyurvedābhyām	आयुर्वेदेभ्यः āyurvedebhyaḥ
Genitive	आयुर्वेदस्य āyurvedasya	आयुर्वेदयोः āyurvedayoḥ	आयुर्वेदानाम् āyurvedānām
Locative	आयुर्वेदे āyurvede	आयुर्वेदयोः āyurvedayoḥ	आयुर्वेदेषु āyurvedeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Burmese: အာယုဗ္ဗေဒ (ayubbeda.)
• Hindi: आयुर्वेद (āyurved)
• Telugu: ఆయుర్వేదము (āyurvēdamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “आयुर्वेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 148.