Ashcotana, Āścotana, Āścyotana: 13 definitions
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Ashcotana 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 terms Āścotana and Āścyotana can be transliterated into English as Ascotana or Ashcotana or Ascyotana or Ashcyotana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ashchyotana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Āścyotana (आश्च्योतन) [Aścyoṭana?] refers to “eye drops” and is dealt with in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations (viz., āścyotana) which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs. It describes only those formulations which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Āścotana (आश्चोतन) refers to “instillations”, as mentioned in verse 5.26 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] among the (different kinds of milk [viz., payas]), [...] Human milk [viz., mānuṣa] (is) destructive of eye-diseases (coming) of wind, choler, blood, and injury, (and that) in the form of refreshments and instillations [viz., āścotana] (as well as) sternutatories”.
Note: Āścotana (“instillation”) and nasya (“sternutatory”) have been combined into mig daṅ snar blugs (“instillation into the eyes and the nose”).
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
Āścotana (आश्चोतन).—a. Sprinkling.
-nam 1 Aspersion, sprinkling; Uttararāmacarita 2.
3) Applying ghee &c. to the eyelids.
See also (synonyms): āśco, āścyo, āścyotana.
Āścyotana (आश्च्योतन).—a. Sprinkling.
-nam 1 Aspersion, sprinkling; Uttararāmacarita 2.
3) Applying ghee &c. to the eyelids.
See also (synonyms): āśco, āścyo, āścotana.
Āścotana (आश्चोतन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Aspersion, sprinkling. 2. Applying ghee, &c. to the eye-lids. E. āṅ before ścut to sprinkle, affix lyuṭ.
Āścyotana (आश्च्योतन).—i. e. ā-ścyut + ana, Sprinkling.
1) Āścotana (आश्चोतन):—[=ā-ścotana] [from ā-ścut] n. aspersion, sprinkling
2) [v.s. ...] applying (ghee etc.) to the eyelids, [Suśruta]
1) Āścyotana (आश्च्योतन):—[=ā-ścyotana] [from ā-ścut] n. aspersion, sprinkling
2) [v.s. ...] applying (ghee etc.) to the eyelids, [Suśruta]
Āścotana (आश्चोतन):—[ā-ścotana] (naṃ) 1. n. Sprinkling.
Āścotana (आश्चोतन):—n. = āścyotana [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 929. 935.]
Āścyotana (आश्च्योतन):—(von ścyut mit ā) n. das Besprengen, Anspritzen (medic.) [Suśruta 2, 321, 12. 322, 7. 9. 324, 12.]
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Āścyotana (आश्च्योतन):—[Oxforder Handschriften 304,b,3 v. u.]
Āścotana (आश्चोतन):—und āścyotana n. das Beträufeln , Anspritzen.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Āścōtana (ಆಶ್ಚೋತನ):—[noun] a treatment of an eye disease, by dropping the medicine on the eye-ball.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Shcotana, Shcyotana, A.
Full-text (+0): Ashco, Ashcyo, Samvidhana, Shcut.
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