The Sanskrit term Gharṣa can be transliterated into English as Gharsa or Gharsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Gharṣa (घर्ष, “friction”):—One of the five ordinary defects (sādhāraṇa-doṣa) of the precious stones (ratna) according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara (Sanskrit work on the subject of rasaśāstra, or medicinal alchemy). Gharṣa-doṣa is also know as Grāsa-doṣa according to different sources, referring to ‘black colored parts’.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gharṣa (घर्ष).—

1) Rubbing, friction; तथापि श्रूयते शब्दो वारिणोर्वारिघर्षजः (tathāpi śrūyate śabdo vāriṇorvārigharṣajaḥ) Rām.2.54.6.

2) Grinding.

Derivable forms: gharṣaḥ (घर्षः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gharṣa (घर्ष).—m.

(-rṣaḥ) Rubbing friction. E. ghṛṣ to rub, ghañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gharṣa (घर्ष).—i. e. ghṛṣ + a, m. Dashing together, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 54, 6.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gharṣa (घर्ष).—[masculine] rubbing, friction.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Gharṣa (घर्ष):—a rṣaṇa, etc. See √2. ghṛṣ.

2) [from ghṛṣ] b m. rubbing, friction, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 54, 6] (cf. danta-.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gharṣa (घर्ष):—(rṣaḥ) 1. m. Friction.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gharṣa (घर्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ghaṃsa, Gharisa, Ghāsa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gharsha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Gharshaka, Gharshan, Gharshana, Gharshanala, Gharshane, Gharshanem, Gharshani, Gharshaniya.

Ends with: Agharsha, Bhumika-sangharsha, Dantagharsha, Dantasamgharsha, Durgharsha, Janasangharsha, Nigharsha, Pragharsha, Samgharsha, Sangharsha, Sparsha-sangharsha, Sugharsha, Udgharsha, Varga-sangharsha.

Full-text: Agharsha, Dantagharsha, Samgharshashalin, Nigharsha, Pragharsha, Ghamsa, Gharisa, Udgharsha, Agharshana, Sugharsha, Samgharshayitri, Agharshani, Samgharshana, Samgharshin, Samgharsha, Grasa, Ghasa, Samharsha, Sadharanadosha.

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