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Avabahu (loss of arm movement from vata)

अवबाहु

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Vata seated at the root of the shoulders contracts the vessels there and destroys the movement of the arms; this is called avabahu.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: अवबाहुअवबाहुक
Hindi: अवबाहु
English: Avabahu (loss of arm movement from vata)

What the text says

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How it develops1

Vata in the shoulder region is said to contract the vessels there and destroy the movement of the arms; this is called avabahu.
Chapter 8 · p. 109 · v. 17Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 2 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Book page 109Chapter 8×2… ा देता है, इनको क्रम से बहिरायाम अंतरायाम वातव्याधि कहते हैं। गृध्रसी अवबाहु की संप्राप्ति व लक्षण यदात्मकरपादचारुतरकंदरान् दणडयन्। स खणडयति चणडवे …

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Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Chapter 8 · p. 109 · v. 17

Quick facts

Content type: Condition
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 1
Chapters: Chapter 8
Extraction tasks: T05
Record id: condition_avabahu