Alepa, Ālepa: 20 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Alep.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Ālepa (आलेप, “ointment”) is another name for Lepa: a type of medicinal preparation, as defined in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva..—Lipta, lepana and ālepa are other names of Lepa (ointment). Drugs are pasted and then ghee, oil, honey etc are added to it if necessary. This pate form of drugs is applied thickly on the affected part. It is of three kinds, viz. doṣaghna (destroyer of ailments), viṣahara (anti-poison) and varṇya (complexion promoting). They should be applied with the thickness of four, three and half finger respectively.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Ālepa (आलेप) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to a “paste” or “salve”, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.
Ālepa (locally applied pastes)
Ālepa (आलेप):—[ālepam] Coating
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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Pali-English dictionary
ālepa : (m.) ointment; plaster.
Ālepa, (cp. Sk. ālepa, of ā + lip) ointment, salve, liniment Vin.I, 274; Miln.74; DhsA.249. (Page 110)
1) alepa (အလေပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[na+lepa]
[န+လေပ]
2) ālepa (အာလေပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[ā+lipa+ṇa]
[အာ+လိပ+ဏ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) alepa—
(Burmese text): (၁) လိမ်းကျံကြောင်း-သုတ်လိမ်းစရာ-မဟုတ်သော၊ အုတ်တိုက်၌ သုတ်လိမ်းဖို့ရာ မသင့်လျော်သော၊ အရာဝတ္ထု (ပြာ,နွားချေး,ရွှံ့ညွန်-စသည်)။ (၂) မလိမ်းကျံခြင်း၊ မသုတ်လိမ်းခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Materials that are not suitable for rendering in plastering, and objects (such as blue, animal skins, and shiny metals). (2) No rendering or plastering.
2) ālepa—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဆေးလိမ်းခြင်း၊ ဆေးလူးခြင်း။ (၂) လိမ်းဆေး၊ သုတ်ဆေး။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Ointment application, lotion application. (2) Ointment, lotion.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ālepa (आलेप).—a.
1) To be anointed.
-paḥ, -panam 1 Anointing, smearing.
2) Liniment.
Ālepa (आलेप).—m.
(-paḥ) 1. Smearing, plastering, anointing. 2. Liniment. E. āṅ before lipi to anoint, ghaña aff.
Ālepa (आलेप).—i. e. ā-lip + a, m., and ālepana ālepana, i. e. ā-lip + ana, n. 1. Smearing, anointing. 2. Ointment.
Ālepa (आलेप).—[masculine] na [neuter] smearing, ointment.
1) Alepa (अलेप):—[=a-lepa] m. = [preceding], [Indische Studien by A. Weber]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. unstained, clean, pure, [Mahābhārata]
3) Ālepa (आलेप):—[=ā-lepa] [from ā-lip] m. the act of smearing, plastering, anointing
4) [v.s. ...] liniment
5) [v.s. ...] ointment, [Suśruta; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Ālepa (आलेप):—[ā-lepa] (paḥ) 1. m. Smearing, anointing; liniment.
[Sanskrit to German]
Ālepa (आलेप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āleva, Ālova.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ālepa (आलेप) [Also spelled alep]:—(nm) an ointment, plaster; hence ~[na] (nm).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Alepa (ಅಲೆಪ):—
1) [noun] the act of (air) blowing; air-movement.
2) [noun] the act of wandering; a roaming.
3) [noun] the act or process of moving; movement.
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Ālēpa (ಆಲೇಪ):—[noun] = ಆಲೇಪನ [alepana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ālepa (आलेप):—n. 1. liniment; 2. plaster;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lipa, Lepa, A, Na.
Starts with: Alepadisu, Alepaka, Alepakan, Alepalem, Alepamgey, Alepanam, Alepanamgey, Alepanaruhana, Aleparaha, Alepaya, Alimpana.
Full-text (+3): Gandhalepa, Alepaka, Alep, Lepa, Alepu, Aleva, Alova, Ajyalepa, Ruttha, Pashalepa, Lipta, Limpana, Vilepa, Ajajala, Sharnga, Kaumuda, Apaha, Vrishcikapaha, Shairisha, Doshapushpa.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Exploring Ayurvedic Perspectives on Cosmetology and Beauty Care < [2023: Volume 12, October special issue 18]
A review on lepa kalpana in ayurveda < [2019: Volume 8, August issue 9]
"Study of alepa for managing rheumatoid arthritis" < [2024: Volume 13, January special issue 2]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Ayurveda approach in the management of anterior cruciate ligament tear of knee < [2021, Issue 6, June]
A conceptual note on vishaghna lepa < [2013, Issue 6 Nov- Dec]
Management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) with panchakarma therapies and shamana drugs - a case study < [2022, Issue 5, May]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A case study of Dushta Vrana treated with Vrana Lepa w.s.r. to Sahasrayoga < [Vol. 7 No. 8 (2022)]
A case study on management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Manibandha Sandisthitha... < [Vol. 6 No. 01 (2021)]
Utility of Lepa Kalpana with special reference to Visha Chikitsa - A Review < [Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Lepas Mentioned Under Ritucharya – A Short Review < [Vol. 4 No. 11: nov (2021)]
Effect of Udvartan to Promote the Beauty w.s.r. to Skin-A Review < [Vol. 5 No. 2: feb (2022)]
The Shiroroga Pratikara Prakarana of Chikitsanjan: An Annotated Review < [Vol. 8 No. 3: March (2025)]