Karnashrava, Karṇaśrava, Karna-shrava, Karṇaśrāva: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Karṇaśrava and Karṇaśrāva can be transliterated into English as Karnasrava or Karnashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaKarṇasrāva (कर्णस्राव) refers to “otorrhoea” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning karṇasrāva] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव).—a. audible, loud; कर्णश्रवेऽ- निले (karṇaśrave'- nile) Manusmṛti 4.12.
Karṇaśrava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and śrava (श्रव).
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Karṇaśrāva (कर्णश्राव).—'running of the ear', discharge of pus or ichorous matter from the ear.
Derivable forms: karṇaśrāvaḥ (कर्णश्रावः).
Karṇaśrāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and śrāva (श्राव). See also (synonyms): karṇasaṃśrava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव).—mfn.
(-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) Audible, loud. E. karṇa, and śrava hearing.
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Karṇasrāva (कर्णस्राव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Discharge of ichorous matter from the ear. E. karṇa, and srāva running.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव).—i. e. karṇa-śru + a, adj. Heard by the ear, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 102.
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Karṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव).—adj. perceivable by the ear, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 102. Su
Karṇaśrava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and śrava (श्रव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव).—[adjective] audible to the ears.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव):—[=karṇa-śrava] [from karṇa] mfn. perceptible by the ears, audible, [Manu-smṛti iv, 102.]
2) Karṇasrāva (कर्णस्राव):—[=karṇa-srāva] [from karṇa] m. = -saṃsrāva above, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṇaśrava (कर्णश्रव):—[karṇa-śrava] (baḥ-vā-vaṃ) a. Audible.
2) Karṇasrāva (कर्णस्राव):—[karṇa-srāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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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Partial matches: Shrava, Karna.
Starts with: Karnashravas, Karnashravasa.
Full-text: Karnashravas, Karnashravasa, Karnasamshrava, Karnashula.
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