anārogya kara

 “Anārogya kara” in Sanskrit means “that which causes sickness or is unwholesome/ unhealthy.”

Breakdown of the Term

• Anārogya (अनारोग्य): This is a compound word formed from “a” 
• (negation) and “ārogya” (health), literally meaning “lack of health,” 
• “sickness,” or “unwellness”

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   . It can function as a noun referring 
• to illness or disease, or as an adjective meaning unwholesome
• or harmful to health.
• Kara (कर): This is a Sanskrit suffix meaning “maker”, “doer”, 
• or “one that causes”. When attached to another word,
• it indicates causation.
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Combined Meaning

When the terms are combined as anārogya kara (अनारोग्यकर), it

forms a tatpurusha compound where kara acts on anārogya, giving

the meaning: “something that produces sickness,” or “unwholesome,

harmful, or unhealthy”

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texts to describe substances, actions, or foods that are

detrimental to health.

Usage

• As an adjective: It can describe anything that is unhealthy or
• prejudicial to well-being.
• As a noun phrase: It can refer to a cause of disease or ill-health.
• For example, in Ayurvedic texts, certain foods or behaviors 
• might be described as anārogyakara, meaning they are harmful
• and can lead to sickness 

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In summary, anārogya kara literally means “maker of 

unhealth / maker of sickness”, and is used in Sanskrit literature to

indicate something unwholesome, injurious, or detrimental 

to health

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