Ksharana, Kṣaraṇa, Kṣāraṇa, Kṣāraṇā: 12 definitions
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Ksharana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Kṣaraṇa and Kṣāraṇa and Kṣāraṇā can be transliterated into English as Ksarana or Ksharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण) refers to the “oozing (of blood)” (after inflicting wounds), as taught in the Damśarūpa (“aspects of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Explaining in a scientific manner, the sage Kāśyapa in his Kāśyapasaṃhitā proceeds to demonstrate the correct methods of ascertaining death. If a snake-bite victim does not have horripilation when sprinkled with water, there are no marks on his person when beaten with a cane, when there is no bleeding (kṣataja-kṣaraṇa) despite inflicting a cut in the body and the body does not float when immersed in water, one can discern that it is a case of death.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण) refers to “flow (of urine)”, 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 11, “44. From constant flow of urine (mūtra-kṣaraṇa) the penis of the elephant in must is irritated. [mūtrakṣaraṇato nityaṃ kośo mattasya pacyate] (The treatment is) constant bathing with a pala (a very small measure) of (solution of) red chalk, mixed with butter”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
kṣaraṇa (क्षरण).—n S Oozing, trickling, exuding, distilling, dropping or falling from gradually.
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
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण).—[kṣar-bhāve lyuṭ]
1) The act of flowing, trickling, dropping, oozing.
2) The act of perspiring; अङ्गुली- क्षरणसन्नवर्तिकः (aṅgulī- kṣaraṇasannavartikaḥ) R.19.19.
Derivable forms: kṣaraṇam (क्षरणम्).
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Kṣāraṇa (क्षारण) or Kṣāraṇā (क्षारणा).—Accusing, especially of adultery
-ṇam 1 Converting to alkali or ashes.
2) Distilling.
Derivable forms: kṣāraṇam (क्षारणम्).
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Tricking, running. 3. Distilling, dropping, E. kṣara and lyuṭ aff.
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Kṣāraṇa (क्षारण).—nm.
(-ṇaṃ-ṇaḥ) Accusing, calumniating. n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Distilling. 2. Converting to alkali or ashes. E. kṣār to drop, causal form, lyuṭ aff.
1) Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण):—[from kṣar] n. flowing, trickling, distilling, dropping (e.g. aṅgulī-, perspiration of the fingers, [Raghuvaṃśa xix, 19]), [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] pouring forth, [Vopadeva]
3) [v.s. ...] splashing, spattering, [ib.]
4) Kṣāraṇa (क्षारण):—[from kṣar] n. distilling, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] converting to alkali or ashes, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] a particular process applied to mercury, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha ix]
7) Kṣāraṇā (क्षारणा):—[from kṣāraṇa > kṣar] f. accusing of adultery (cf. ā-kṣārṇā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Distilling; dropping.
2) Kṣāraṇa (क्षारण):—[(ṇā-ṇaṃ)] 1. f. n. Accusing; distilling; turning alkali to ashes.
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण):—(von kṣar) n. das Fliessen [Suśruta 1, 31, 11. 2, 56, 7.] aṅgulī das Schwitzen der Finger [Raghuvaṃśa 19, 19.] das Fliessen, das Ausströmen [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 8, 37. 121. 13, 1.]
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Kṣāraṇā (क्षारणा):—(von kṣāray) f. Beschuldigung der Untreue [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 272.] — Vgl. ākṣāraṇā .
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Kṣāraṇa (क्षारण):—n. Bez. eines best. Processes, dem das Quecksilber unterworfen wird, [SARVADARŚANAS. 100, 6.]
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Kṣāraṇā (क्षारणा):—[Halāyudha 1, 149.]
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण):—n. —
1) das Fliessen. —
2) das Spritzen. —
3) das Ausströmen.
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Kṣāraṇa (क्षारण):——
1) n. ein best. mit Quecksilber vorgenommener Process. —
2) *f. ā Beschuldigung der Untreue.
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jharaṇa, Jharaṇā.
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
Kṣaraṇa (ಕ್ಷರಣ):—[noun] = ಕ್ಷರಣೆ [ksharane].
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Kṣāraṇa (ಕ್ಷಾರಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of causing (a liquid) leak out.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of accusing (a person) of sexual infidelity or adultery.
3) [noun] a condemning in strong words; censuring.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kṣaraṇa (क्षरण):—n. trickling; distilling; dropping;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Ksharanadi.
Full-text: Aksharana, Praksharana, Viksharana, Jharana, Mutraksharana, Kshatajaksharana, Udi, Khiranem, Kshara, Secana, Ksharanem, Virukshana, Pracyavana, Kharanem, Kshataja.
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