Vaidya
Vaidya is a Sanskrit word meaning "physician".[1] It is also used unchanged in modern Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi.[2] It was and is used generally in India to refer to a person who practises ayurveda, an indigenous Indian system of medicine.[3] Senior practitioners or teachers were called Vaidyarāja "physician-king" as a mark of respect. Some royal families in India had a personal vaidya in attendance and these people were referred to as Rāja Vaidya "the king's physician".[4][5]
See also
- Kabiraj
- Baidya, a Bengali caste, also spelled Vaidya or Vaidhya
- Vaidyar, a professional surname in Kerala
References
- ↑ "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Online Edition".
- ↑ "DSAL Hindi Dictionary".
- ↑ Ember, Carol R. Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the ... 2.
- ↑ Hutchison, Rose. Gazetteer of the Chamba State.
- ↑ Agrawal, S. P. Development/digression diary of India: 3D companion volume to Information ...
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