Gatrakarshana, Gātrakarṣaṇa, Gatra-karshana: 3 definitions
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Gatrakarshana 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 Gātrakarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Gatrakarsana or Gatrakarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGātrakarṣaṇa (गात्रकर्षण).—a. emaciating or weakening the body.
Gātrakarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gātra and karṣaṇa (कर्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGātrakarśana (गात्रकर्शन):—[=gātra-karśana] [from gātra > gā] mfn. emaciating the body, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGātrakarśana (गात्रकर्शन):—[gātra-karśana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Emaciating.
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.
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