Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
वैद्य
/vaidya/Roman
English meaning: Physician / Ayurvedic Doctor
Definition
A traditional practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine. The vaidya diagnoses illness through pulse reading (nadi pariksha), observation of body constitution (prakriti), and prescribes herbal remedies and lifestyle changes. Maharashtra has a long tradition of respected vaidya families.
Example
“पारंपरिक वैद्य आयुर्वेदिक पद्धतीने उपचार करतात.”
In English: “Traditional physicians treat using Ayurvedic methods.”
Synonyms
- डॉक्टर
Literary Heritage
“आरोग्य हे परम भाग्य, शरीर हे देवाचे मंदिर”
/ārogya he parama bhāgya, śarīra he devāce mandira/
“Health is the greatest fortune; the body is the temple of God.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M