Akshanashana, Akṣanāśana, Aksha-nashana: 1 definition
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Akshanashana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Akṣanāśana can be transliterated into English as Aksanasana or Akshanashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Akṣanāśana (अक्षनाशन) refers to “impairing the sense-organs”, and is mentioned in verse 1.33 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—As autsukyamohāratikṛt, so have dṛṣṭariṣṭa (“showing the symptoms of death”) and akṣanāśana (“impairing the sense-organs”) been rendered independent, with intransitive verbs taking the place of the former transitives: ’chi-ltas snaṅ-źiṅ dbaṅ-po ñams (“the symptoms of death show up and the sense-organs are impaired”).
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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Partial matches: Aksha, Nasana.
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