Vaidya

Vaidya (Sanskrit: वैद्य), is a Sanskrit word meaning "doctor" or "traditional physician" versed in Ayurveda medicine.[1][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 practitioners who had complete knowledge of the texts and were excellent at their practices were known as Pranaacharya. 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]

This article is about Sanskrit term and surname Vaidya. For caste in West Bengal, see Baidya. For similar malayalam term in Kerala, see Vaidyar. For similar ayurvedic title in Eastern India, see Kabiraj.


Vaidya as a surname

As a last name in Maharashtra, Vaidya is usually found in the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu[6][7][8] and Chitpawan[9] communities.

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See also

References
  1. "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Online Edition".
  2. "DSAL Hindi Dictionary".
  3. Ember, Carol R. Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the ... 2.
  4. Hutchison, Rose. Gazetteer of the Chamba State.
  5. Agrawal, S. P. Development/digression diary of India: 3D companion volume to Information ...
  6. Mrudula Verma; Sarjerao Bhamare; Shripad Nandedkar; Mokashi (2015). Sanshodhak. Historian V.K.Rajwade Research center(mandal), Dhule, India. p. 1–14. quote on page 1; Not much information is available about the early life of Narayan Jagannatha Vaidya. Narayan Jagannatha Vaidya belonged to the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu(CKP) community of Maharashtra. His brother was the Diwan of Baroda state
  7. "Book on Thackerays traces ghar vapasi, rivalry between brothers". DNA India. Sep 17, 2019. Like the Thackerays, Vaidya also belonged to the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community. The CKPs are a small but literate and influential caste, with a high occupational status that equals the Brahmins.
  8. "DnaIndia mumbai report (Dec 2013)".
  9. Organiser, Volume 32. Bharat Prakashan. 1980. p. 6.
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