A Comprehensive Guide to Ayurvedic Specialties
षट्पदार्थ (ṣaṭpadārtha)
: The six categories or fundamental principles of Vaiśeṣika philosophy (and by extension, Ayurveda) used to describe all objects of creation: Dravya (substance), Guṇa (quality), Karma (action), Sāmānya (similarity), Viśeṣa (difference), and Samavāya (inherence).
षडङ्गपानीय (ṣaḍaṅgapānīya)
: A medicinal decoction (pānīya) prepared from a combination of six (ṣaḍ) specific herbs or plant parts.
षडूषण (ṣaḍūṣaṇa)
: A classical group of six pungent and heating (Uṣṇa Vīrya) spices: Marica (Black pepper), Pippalī (Long pepper), Śuṇṭhī (Dry ginger), Ajamodā (Celery seeds), Hapuṣā (Juniper berries), and Pippalīmūla (Long pepper root).
षडेन्द्रिय प्रसादन (ṣaḍendriya prasādana)
: Substances or therapies that bring clarity, calmness, and well-being to the five sense organs (and the mind as the sixth).
षड्विरेचनशतानि (ṣaḍvirecanaśatāni)
: "Six hundred purgatives"; a term denoting the vast number of formulations and substances known in Ayurveda to have a purgative (virecana) effect.
षड्विरेचनाश्रयाः (ṣaḍvirecanāśrayāḥ)
: The six parts of a plant that are commonly used as sources for purgative drugs: latex (kṣīra), root (mūla), bark (tvak), leaf (patra), flower (puṣpa), and fruit (phala).
षड्शोधन वृक्ष (ṣaḍśodhana vṛkṣa)
: A group of six trees whose parts are specifically used in the purification (śodhana) process of metals and minerals in Rasashastra: Kāncanāra, Śītala, Śālmali, Aśvattha, Udumbara, and Plakṣa.
षण्ड (ṣaṇḍa)
: 1. Impotent; sterile; a male incapable of sexual intercourse or reproduction. 2. Inert; inactive; a substance that is non-reactive or lacks potency.
षण्डता (ṣaṇḍatā)
: The condition of impotence or sterility; inability to perform the sexual act.
षाडव (ṣāḍava)
: A sweet and sour culinary preparation, similar to a jam, jelly, or squash, made by cooking fruit with sugar and spices.
षाण्ड्यकर / पुंसत्वोपघाति (ṣāṇḍyakara / puṁsatvopaghāti)
: Substances or factors that cause impotence (ṣāṇḍya) or impair (upaghāta) male sexual potency and reproductive function (puṁsatva).
ष्ठीवन (ṣṭhīvana)
: The act of spitting or expectoration.