The Sanskrit term Kṣālana can be transliterated into English as Ksalana or Kshalana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kshalan.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: archive.org: Sardhatrisatikalottaragama

Kṣālana (क्षालन) refers to “washing with water” which is prescribed as one of the operations/ preliminary ceremonies related to the kuṇḍa (“fire-pit”), according to the various Āgamas and related literature. Kṣālana is mentioned in the Suprabheda-āgama (Kriyā-pāda, chapter 11), Pūrvakāraṇa-āgama (chapter 22), Dīpta-āgama (chapter 33) and the Cintya-āgama (chapter 10).

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Kṣālaṇa (क्षालण):—Washing drugs with running water to remove the external impurities & contaminations like dust.

Source: National Mission for Manuscripts: Traditional Medicine System in India

Kṣālana (क्षालन) refers to “cleansing” and is the action (karma) associated with Sūkṣma (“clear”): one of the twenty Śārīraguṇa (or Gurvādiguṇa), which refers to the “twenty qualities of the body”—where guṇa (property) represents one of the six divisions of dravya (drugs).—Śārīraka-guṇas are twenty in number. There are ten guṇas with their opposite guṇas. [...] Sūkṣma (“clear”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of fire, air, ether (space) and the associated actions of “cleansing/kṣālana”; while Picchila (“cloudy”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of earth, water and is associated with the action “adhering/lepana”.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kṣālana (क्षालन) refers to “washing”, according to Brahmayāmala verse 45.276-277.—Accordingly, “[...] Then having offered libation in the śaktipīṭha and kissed (it), the one who recites mantra should place the penis there and begin to wash (it) mentally [i.e., manas-kṣālana]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kṣālana (क्षालन).—n S pop. kṣāḷaṇa n Washing.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kṣālana (क्षालन).—n Washing.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣālana (क्षालन).—[kṣal-bhāve lyuṭ]

1) Washing, cleansing (with water); तत्क्षालनाय यास्यामि तीर्थान्युज्झितमत्सरः (tatkṣālanāya yāsyāmi tīrthānyujjhitamatsaraḥ) Kathāsaritsāgara 52.239.

2) Sprinkling.

Derivable forms: kṣālanam (क्षालनम्).

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Kṣālana (क्षालन).—&c. See under क्षल् (kṣal).

Derivable forms: kṣālanam (क्षालनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣālana (क्षालन).—n.

(-naṃ) Washing, sprinkling, cleaning with water. E. kṣāl to wash, affix lyuṭ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣālana (क्षालन).—i. e. kṣal + ana, n. Washing, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 61.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣālana (क्षालन).—[adjective] & [neuter] washing, cleansing.

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

1) Kṣālana (क्षालन):—[from kṣal] mfn. washing, washing or wiping off, [Pañcatantra] (ifc.)

2) [v.s. ...] n. washing, washing off, cleansing with water, [Mahābhārata ii, 1295; Pañcatantra; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara lii, 239]

3) [v.s. ...] sprinkling, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣālana (क्षालन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Washing, rincing.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kṣālana (क्षालन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khālaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kshalana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kṣālana (क्षालन) [Also spelled kshalan]:—(nm) washing, cleaning; ~[lita] washed, cleaned.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṣālana (ಕ್ಷಾಲನ):—[noun] = ಕ್ಷಾಲ [kshala].

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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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Full-text (+7): Payukshalanaveshman, Payukshalanabhumi, Samkshalana, Kshalanem, Jalakshalanavidhi, Payukshalana, Avakshalana, Parikshalana, Piratcalanam, Kshalan, Prakshalanarthaya, Prakshalana, Khalana, Vailakshya, Picchila, Visada, Lepana, Tattva, Matrika, Mantradevata.

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