Hrasana, Hrāsana, Hrrasana: 5 definitions
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Hrasana 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Hrāsana (ह्रासन) refers to the “diminution (stage)” (i.e., the seventh stage/avastha of elephant-must), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “18. His accumulation of must reduced, when the power has departed from the intensity of his fury, his form resplendent in sport with the gentle motion of his limbs restored, having lost his jealousy of (other) elephants, in the reduction of must, (namely, the seventh stage known as) ‘diminution,’ (hrāsana) he shines like a cloud that has discharged its accumulation of water”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Hrāsana (ह्रासन).—
1) Name of the seventh i. e. the last stage of must of an elephant; Mātaṅga L.9.18.
2) Diminution.
Derivable forms: hrāsanam (ह्रासनम्).
Hrāsana (ह्रासन):—[from hras] n. shortening, diminution, [Gṛhyāsaṃgraha; Suśruta]
Hrāsana (ह्रासन):—(vom caus. von hras) n. das Kürzermachen: mekhalāyāḥ [GṚHYAS.2, 50.] das Mindern: dhātūnām [Suśruta 1, 50, 13.]
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
Hrrāsana (ಹ್ರ್ರಾಸನ):—[noun] the act or process of growing less.
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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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
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