A Comprehensive Guide to Ayurvedic Specialties
भक्त bhakta Ingested food or drink; a meal.
भक्ति bhakti 1. Devotion. 2. A natural inclination, fondness, or desire for something.
भक्तिविभ्रमः bhaktivibhramaḥ Perversion of desire; a loss of interest in things one previously desired.
भक्षण bhakṣaṇa The act of eating; oral ingestion.
भक्ष्य bhakṣya A type of food that requires mastication (e.g., nuts, grains).
भग्नत्वं bhagnatvaṁ A feeling of breaking or snapping.
भग्नत्वं इव bhagnatvaṁ iva Urination accompanied by a sensation of breaking or snapping pain.
भङ्गः अङ्गः bhaṅgaḥ aṅgaḥ A breaking or cracking pain in the body or a limb.
भङ्गः स्कन्धस्य bhaṅgaḥ skandhasya Drooping of the shoulders.
भङ्गनील bhaṅganīla A bluish color resembling that of a bee.
भङ्गुरम् bhaṅguram Brittleness; fragility (a property of a material).
भञ्जन bhañjana A breaking or crushing type of pain.
भयः bhayaḥ Fear; fright.
भर्जन bharjana The process of frying or roasting; a method used in drug purification.
भस्त्र bhastra Bellows (used for blowing air into a fire).
भस्म bhasma 1. Ash (in general). 2. (Pharmaceutically) A calcined ash or oxide of a metal/mineral obtained through a specific incineration process.
भस्मनिभः bhasmanibhaḥ Ash-colored; greyish-white.
भस्माभः bhasmābhaḥ Ash-colored; greyish-white.
भस्मोदकप्रतीकाशं मूत्रं bhasmodakapratīkāśaṁ mūtraṁ Urine that resembles water used to wash ashes (grey and cloudy).
भा bhā Complexion; the natural lustre and reflection of the skin.
भाजन bhājana 1. A vessel, pot, or container. 2. A unit of volume (~3.073 kg). 3. The material of a vessel is considered a factor that can modulate the properties of the food cooked or stored in it.
भानुपाक bhānupāka A pharmaceutical process of preparing medicines by exposing them to the sun's rays (solarization).
भार bhāra A unit of weight (~96 kg or 1 quintal).
भाराढय bhārāḍhaya Heavy; weighty (indicating a high concentration of material).
भारिकं bhārikaṁ A feeling of heaviness in the head.
भावः bhāvaḥ State of existence; nature; entity; a metaphysical category.
भावन bhāvana The process of steeping or impregnating a substance (often a powder) with a liquid (e.g., decoction, juice) to transfer its therapeutic properties.
भावना bhāvanā The process of steeping or trituration; used in drug purification and potentization.
भाविक स्वप्न bhāvika svapna Prophetic dreams; dreams that indicate future events.
भास्वर bhāsvara Lustrous; shining; a property of a mineral indicating its ability to reflect light.
भिद्यत इव bhidyata iva A sensation as if being pierced or split apart.
भिन्दन इव bhindana iva A breaking or splitting type of pain.
भिन्न कांस्यपत्रता bhinna kāṁsyapatratā A voice that is cracked and discordant, like the sound of broken bell metal.
भिन्न कांस्यस्वरतुल्यघोषः bhinna kāṁsyasvaratulyaghoṣaḥ A voice that is cracked and discordant, like the sound of broken bell metal.
भिन्न कांस्योपम ध्वनि bhinna kāṁsyopama dhvani A sound that resembles broken bell metal.
भिन्न विट्क bhinna viṭka Loose stools; diarrhea.
भिन्न स्वरः bhinna svaraḥ Hoarseness of voice.
भिन्नार्चि bhinnārci A sign of poisoned food: when thrown into fire, it burns with disjointed, severed flames.
भिषक् द्वेष bhiṣak dveṣa Aversion to or hatred of one's physician.
भुक्तोपघात bhuktopaghāta Loss of appetite.
भुग्न bhugna Bent; curved.
भुजः bhujaḥ The arm; upper limb.
भुरि अन्नं bhuri annaṁ Intake of a large quantity of food.
भुरिता bhuritā Excessive; abundant.
भू bhū The Earth element (Pṛthvī).
भूत धात्रि bhūta dhātri "Nourisher of living beings" - a term for sleep (Nidrā) that naturally occurs at night and nourishes the body like a mother's milk.
भूतः bhūtaḥ 1. An elemental spirit; evil spirit. 2. A micro-organism (in a broader sense).
भूताग्नि bhūtāgni The five elemental digestive fires (for Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether) that act on the respective elemental components of food after Jāṭharāgni.
भूतात्मा bhūtātmā The embodied soul; the individual self consisting of the five elements.
भूधर् यन्त्र bhūdhar yantra A specific apparatus where a vessel is buried underground and heat is applied from above for pharmaceutical processing.
भूषण bhūṣaṇa Ornaments; jewelry.
भृश bhṛśa Excessive; severe; intense.
भृशवेगी bhṛśavegī Having a very strong or excessive urge (e.g., for stool, urine).
भेकाभ bhekābha Frog-colored; greenish.
भेद bheda 1. A splitting or piercing pain. 2. The sixth and final stage of disease pathogenesis (Kriyākāla), where the disease becomes manifest, chronic, or incurable.
भेदन bhedana 1. A splitting or piercing pain. 2. The process of breaking down hard substances into smaller pieces.
भेदनीय bhedanīya A class of strong purgative medicines that cause breaking up and elimination of hard stools.
भेषज bheṣaja Medicine; remedy.
भैरव bhairava Terrifying; having a bizarre or frightening appearance.
भोजनशेषं bhojanaśeṣaṁ Stomach contents; the residue of a meal.
भोजनस्यावरोध bhojanasyāvarodha Obstruction or stagnation of food in the gut; indigestion.
भोज्योपरोध bhojyoparodha Difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia).
भौम सर्प bhauma sarpa Terrestrial snakes (that live on land).
भ्रंश bhraṁśa Prolapse; displacement or falling down of an organ.
भ्रम bhrama Giddiness; dizziness; vertigo.
भ्रमण bhramaṇa Wandering; moving about unsteadily.
भ्रमण पाद bhramaṇa pāda An unsteady gait; staggering walk.
भ्रमन्ति इव दर्शनं bhramanti iva darśanaṁ A visual sensation where objects appear to be revolving.
भ्राजक पित्त bhrājaka pitta The sub-type of Pitta located in the skin, responsible for its complexion, lustre, and temperature.
भ्राजिष्णु अक्षि bhrājiṣṇu akṣi Dazzling or excessively shining eyes.
भ्राजिष्णु दर्शनं bhrājiṣṇu darśanaṁ A visual sensation where objects appear dazzling or too bright.
भ्रान्त चेतः bhrānta cetaḥ A confused or perplexed state of mind.
भ्रान्त दर्शनं bhrānta darśanaṁ Visual illusions; seeing things incorrectly.
भ्रान्तंअक्षि bhrāntaṁakṣi Restless or frantic movement of the eyes.
भ्रान्तप्रेक्षी bhrāntaprekṣī One who sees things in a faulty or illusory manner.
भ्रामर bhrāmara A type of honey collected by the Bhramara bee, described as whitish in color.
भ्रूक्षेप bhrūkṣepa Spasmodic movement or twitching of the eyebrows.
भ्रूव्युदास bhrūvyudāsa Spasmodic raising or movement of the eyebrows.