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Conditionरोग

Suryavarta (sun-linked headache)

सूर्यावर्त

Extracted from the text1 reference

Head pain that rises from morning to midday as the sun climbs and wanes as the sun goes down.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
सूर्यावर्त
Hindi
सूर्यावर्तसूरज के साथ बढ़ने वाला सिरदर्द
English
Suryavartasuryavartasolar headache
Romanized
suryavarta

What the text says

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Definition1

  • Pain in the head that increases from morning until midday the way the sun rises, and declines as the sun goes down, is called suryavarta.

    Chapter 15 · p. 260 · v. 5Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Questions and answers

Which ten kinds of head disease does chapter 15 describe?

Those from vata, pitta, kapha, blood and all doshas together, plus suryavarta, ardhavabhedaka, shankhaka, the worm-caused type and the depletion type.

Detailed answer and sources
How does the text tell suryavarta from ardhavabhedaka?

Suryavarta pain rises from morning to midday with the sun and wanes as the sun goes down; ardhavabhedaka is severe pain in exactly one half of the head.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Categories
Neurological
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
2
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T13
Record id
condition_suryavarta