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Ambashtha or Ambastha is a caste or sub-caste or a community of Hindus in India. According to Hindu scriptures, the term Ambastha refers to the offspring of a Brahmin father and a Vaishya mother, whose traditional occupation was the practice of medicine. The term Ambastha also refers to a sub-caste of Kayasthas, now found mainly in South-Bihar, who may be connected with the old Ambashtha caste, as suggested by Crooke, and who were involved in the practice of medicine & surgery. The name Ambastha may also come from the Ameth region of Oudh or their patron deity Ambaji.

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  • Ambashtha or Ambastha is a caste or sub-caste or a community of Hindus in India. According to Hindu scriptures, the term Ambastha refers to the offspring of a Brahmin father and a Vaishya mother, whose traditional occupation was the practice of medicine. The term Ambastha also refers to a sub-caste of Kayasthas, now found mainly in South-Bihar, who may be connected with the old Ambashtha caste, as suggested by Crooke, and who were involved in the practice of medicine & surgery. The name Ambastha may also come from the Ameth region of Oudh or their patron deity Ambaji. (en)
  • Ambashtha é um termo sânscrito que significa: * 1. Povo ou exército da região de Panjab; provalvelmente o Aµß**** de Ptolemeu. * 2. Médico das tribos de Manu. * 3. Personagem da mitologia hindu filho do sudra Nishada* * 4. Obra da literatura indiana. (pt)
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  • Ambashtha or Ambastha is a caste or sub-caste or a community of Hindus in India. According to Hindu scriptures, the term Ambastha refers to the offspring of a Brahmin father and a Vaishya mother, whose traditional occupation was the practice of medicine. The term Ambastha also refers to a sub-caste of Kayasthas, now found mainly in South-Bihar, who may be connected with the old Ambashtha caste, as suggested by Crooke, and who were involved in the practice of medicine & surgery. The name Ambastha may also come from the Ameth region of Oudh or their patron deity Ambaji. (en)
  • Ambashtha é um termo sânscrito que significa: * 1. Povo ou exército da região de Panjab; provalvelmente o Aµß**** de Ptolemeu. * 2. Médico das tribos de Manu. * 3. Personagem da mitologia hindu filho do sudra Nishada* * 4. Obra da literatura indiana. (pt)
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