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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Avapīḍana (अवपीडन):—Pressing pain

2) Massaging the body parts by applying pressure. This method is used for relaxation therapy.

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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

Avapīḍana (अवपीडन).—

1) The act of pressing down.

2) A sternutatory.

-nā Damage, violation; अङ्गावपीडनायां समुत्थानव्ययं दाप्यः (aṅgāvapīḍanāyāṃ samutthānavyayaṃ dāpyaḥ) Manusmṛti 8.287.

Derivable forms: avapīḍanam (अवपीडनम्).

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

Avapīḍana (अवपीडन).—[ava-pīḍ + ana], n. Hurting, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 287.

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

1) Avapīḍana (अवपीडन):—[=ava-pīḍana] [from ava-pīḍ] n. the act of pressing down, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] pressing down (the eye-lids) [commentator or commentary] on [Nyāya]

3) [v.s. ...] a sternutatory, [Suśruta]

4) Avapīḍanā (अवपीडना):—[=ava-pīḍanā] [from ava-pīḍana > ava-pīḍ] f. damage, violation, [Manu-smṛti viii, 287.]

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

Avapīḍana (अवपीडन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avavīḍaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avapidana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avapīḍana (अवपीडन):—(nm) coercion, duress.

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Partial matches: Ava, Pidana.

Ends with: Angavapidana.

Full-text: Avavidana.

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