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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|Sanskrit term and surname ''Vaidya''|caste in West Bengal|Baidya|similar malayalam term in Kerala|Vaidyar|similar ayurvedic title in Eastern India|Kabiraj}}<br />
'''Vaidya''' ([[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|वैद्य}}), is a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "doctor" or "traditional physician" versed in [[Ayurveda]] medicine.<ref>{{Cite web<br />
| url = http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/webtc/indexcaller.php?input=HK&output=SktRomanUnicode&citation=vaidya| title = Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Online Edition<br />
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| url = http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:9006.bahri<br />
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}}</ref> It was and is used generally in [[India]] to refer to a person who practises [[ayurveda]], an indigenous Indian system of medicine.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_nVHIDgbogC&pg=PA666 |title=Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the ... |volume=2 |first=Carol R. |last=Ember}}</ref> 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").<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vfzTddoP-vQC&pg=PA169 |title=Gazetteer of the Chamba State |first=Rose |last=Hutchison}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltoaVsL8f8cC&pg=PA45 |title=Development/digression diary of India: 3D companion volume to Information ... |first=S. P. |last=Agrawal}}</ref><br />
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==Vaidya as a surname==<br />
As a last name in Maharashtra, Vaidya is usually found in the [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]]<ref>{{cite book | title =Sanshodhak | publisher = Historian V.K.Rajwade Research center(mandal), Dhule, India| year =2015| author1= Mrudula Verma| author2= Sarjerao Bhamare|author3= Shripad Nandedkar|author4= Mokashi|page=1–14|quote=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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=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.|publisher=DNA India|title=Book on Thackerays traces ghar vapasi, rivalry between brothers|date=Sep 17, 2019|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-book-on-thackerays-traces-ghar-vapasi-rivalry-between-brothers-2790284}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = DnaIndia mumbai report (Dec 2013)| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-chandraseniya-kayastha-prabhu-s-aim-for-better-community-connect-1935881}}</ref> and [[Chitpawan]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Organiser, Volume 32|publisher=Bharat Prakashan|year=1980|page=6}}</ref> communities.<br />
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==Notables==<br />
*[[Lakshman Jagannath Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Narayan Jagannath Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Bhai Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Jalabala Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Omi Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Kaajal Oza Vaidya]]<br />
*[[Rahul Vaidya]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|India}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Indian surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Linguistic history of India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian words and phrases]]<br />
[[Category:Traditional healthcare occupations]]<br />
[[Category:Titles in India]]<br />
[[Category:Men's social titles]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural history of India]]<br />
[[Category:Ayurveda]]</div>->Ekdalian