Gatraveshtana, Gātraveṣṭana, Gatra-veshtana: 3 definitions

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Gatraveshtana 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 Gātraveṣṭana can be transliterated into English as Gatravestana or Gatraveshtana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gātraveṣṭana (गात्रवेष्टन).—spasmodic sensation; Charak 6.27.

Derivable forms: gātraveṣṭanam (गात्रवेष्टनम्).

Gātraveṣṭana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gātra and veṣṭana (वेष्टन).

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

Gātraveṣṭana (गात्रवेष्टन):—[=gātra-veṣṭana] [from gātra > gā] n. spasmodic sensation, [Caraka vi, 27.]

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Gatraveshtana 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.

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