Dehashuddhi, Dēhaśuddhi, Dehaśuddhi: 3 definitions

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Dehashuddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Dehashuddhi in Ayurveda glossary
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Dehaśuddhi (देहशुद्धि) [?] or Dehaśuddhikaraṇa is the name of a chapter of the Kalpacintāmaṇi.—The work is mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—Dehaśuddhi-karaṇa and other chapters of the Kalpacintāmaṇi (also known as Kalpasāgara) deal with sorcery and preparation of patent medicines.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dehashuddhi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dēhaśuddhi (देहशुद्धि).—f (S) Purification of the body (esp. through prāyaścitta.) 2 Presence or collectedness of the mental faculties; consciousness or self-possession.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dehashuddhi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dēhaśuddhi (ದೇಹಶುದ್ಧಿ):—

1) [noun] the cleaning of the body.

2) [noun] religious cleansing of the body (before commencing a sacrifice, etc.); purification of the body.

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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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