Lekhana: 24 definitions
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Lekhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lekhan.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Lekhana (लेखन) refers to “scraping off” (evil spots on the elephant), 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 3, “on unfavorable marks”]: “5. One that has (evil) spots on his skin, tusks, palate, toenails, etc., shall be abandoned; or else the wise man shall perform in proper fashion an operation to burn or scrape them off (lekhana), and all the things necessary to heal and cure them, and cut them off”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Lekhana (लेखन) is derived from the root ‘likh’ which means to write, to remove, to scrap, to scratch, to forrow of, to tear up. ‘Nyat’ suffix Nyat is added to it to form Lekhana, Hence the meaning becomes hurting, Scraping etc. Ācārya Caraka has described lekhana as karma and its therapeutic utility for the first time. According to the Yogaratnākara, Lekhana is emaciation of body.
Lekhana (लेखन) refers to “scraping” and is the action (karma) associated with Khara (“rough”): 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. [...] Ślakṣṇa (“smooth”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of earth, water and the associated actions of “healing/ropaṇa”; while Khara (“rough”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of air and is associated with the action “scraping/lekhana”.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Lekhana (लेखन) refers to “drawing (of yantras)”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “He who has the Yantra of Narasiṃha joined with [that] of Sudarśana constructed shall conquer even the other world. Just by drawing this (lekhana—etallekhanamātreṇa), men can attain everything”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Scraping (lekhana) or scooping is carried out to remove a growth or flesh of an ulcer, tartar of teeth, etc. the veins, hydrocele and ascitic fluid in the abdomen are drained by puncturing with special instrument (vyadhana). (described in the Sushruta Samhita)
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
lekhana : (nt.) writing; a letter; an inscription.
Lekhana, (nt.) (fr. likh) scratching, drawing, writing Dhtp 467. (Page 586)
lekhana (လေခန) [(na) (န)]—
[ikha+yu．lekhana-saṃ．lehaṇa-prā．]
[လိခ+ယု။ လေခန-သံ။ လေဟဏ-ပြာ။]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
lēkhana (लेखन).—n S pop. lēkhaṇa f Writing.
lēkhana (लेखन) [-ṇa, -ण].—n Writing. (in Poetry) Write esp.
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
Lekhana (लेखन).—a. (-nī f.) [लिख्-ल्यु ल्युट् वा (likh-lyu lyuṭ vā)]
1) Writing, painting, scratching &c.
2) Exciting, stimulating.
-naḥ A kind of reed of which pens ane made.
-nam 1 Writing, transcribing.
2) Scratching, scraping.
3) Grazing, touching.
4) Attenuating, making thin or emaciated.
5) Cutting or making incisions (in surgery).
6) Scripture.
7) An instrument for scraping.
8) A kind of birch-tree.
9) A palm-leaf (for writing upon).
-nī 1 A pen, writing-reed, reed-pen; सुरतरुवरशाखा लेखनी पुत्रमुर्वी (surataruvaraśākhā lekhanī putramurvī) Śivamahimna 32.
2) A spoon.
Lekhanā (लेखना).—(compare Sanskrit and Pali °na, nt.), (act of) writing: Mahāvyutpatti 903 (in sense of copying sacred works).
Lekhana (लेखन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Writing, scripture. 2. The bark of the Bhurja-tree, which is used for writing on in Nepaland Upper Hindust'han. 3. Vomiting. 4. The leaf of the palm tree. 5. Scraping or cleaning the tongue. 6. Scarifying, scratching. 7. Reducing corpulency, thinning. m.
(-naḥ) A sort of grass or reed, of which pens are made, (Saccharum spontaneum.) f. (-nī) A pen, a style. E. likh to write, aff. of the act or instrument lyuṭ .
Lekhana (लेखन).—i. e. likh + ana, n. 1. Scarifying. 2. Writing, copying, [Pañcatantra] 237, 1; scripture. 3. The bark of the Bhój tree and the leaf of the palm tree, used for writing on.
Lekhana (लेखन).—[feminine] ī scratching, scraping, attenuating; [feminine] ī writing reed, pen, pencil; [neuter] scratching, writing down, copying.
1) Lekhana (लेखन):—[from likh] mf(ī)n. scratching, scraping, scarifying, lancing, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] exciting, stimulating, attenuating, [ib.; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā; Bhāvaprakāśa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Saccharum Spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made), [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [from likh] n. the act of scratching or scraping, lancing, scarifying, [Caraka; Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] touching, coming in contact (said of heavenly bodies), [Atharva-veda.Pariś.]
6) [v.s. ...] writing down, transcribing, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra]
7) [v.s. ...] an instrument for scraping or furrowing, [Kauśika-sūtra]
8) [v.s. ...] Betula Bhojpatra (the bark of which is used for writing), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] the leaf of the palm tree (used for the same purpose), [Horace H. Wilson]
10) [v.s. ...] making thin, attenuating, reducing corpulency (See next).
Lekhana (लेखन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Writing; leaf or bark for writing on; vomiting; scrap- ing the tongue; scarifying. m. Reed for pens. f. (nī) A pen.
Lekhana (लेखन):—(von likh)
1) adj. (f. ī) aufritzend, wundmachend, scarificirend; aufstörend, reizend, stimulans, in Fluss bringend [Suśruta 1, 27, 18. 31, 15. 152, 8. 173, 8. 182, 4. 184, 17. 204, 15. 2, 349, 12. 19.] dhātūnmūlānvā dehasya viśoṣyollekhayecca yat . lekhanaṃ tadyathā kṣaudraṃ nīramuṣṇaṃ vacā yavaḥ .. [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 4, 10.] [VĀGBH. 6, 11. 38.] vasti eine best. Art von Klystier [Suśruta 1, 53, 2. 2, 225, 18.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 3, 6, 18.] —
2) m. Saccharum spontaneum Lin. (zu Schreibstiften gebraucht) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. ī a) Löffel; s. ghṛta . — b) Schreibstift, Schreibrohr, Schreibpinsel [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 28.] [Hārāvalī 212.] [Mahābhārata 1, 78.] lekhani aus metrischen Rücksichten (s. u. mudrālipi); am Ende eines adj. comp.: puruṣaḥ pragṛhītalekhaniḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 27 (25), 17.] —
4) n. a) das Wundmachen [Suśruta 1, 26, 14. 2, 3, 16. 7, 9.] = cheda [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 257.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 408.] = chardana (fehlerhaft für chedana) [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 120.] — b) das Anstreifen, Berühren von Himmelskörpern beim Planetenkampfe [Atharvavedasaṃhitā PAR.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 10, 318. 320.] — c) das Niederschreiben, Abschreiben [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Mahābhārata 1, 74.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 43, 267.] [Pañcatantra 237, 1.] yantralekhanadravya [Oxforder Handschriften 94,b,15.] — d) ein Werkzeug zum Furchen [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 137.] — e) = bhūrja eine Art Birke, auf deren Rinde geschrieben wird, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
Lekhana (लेखन):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) — a) aufritzend , wund machend , scarificirend. — b) aufreizend , störend , abkratzend , in Fluss bringend , attenuans [Materia medica of the Hindus 6.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,154.] —
2) f. ī — a) Schreibstift , Schreibrohr , Schreibpinsel [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,549,7.16.] [Pañcadaṇḍacchattrabandha] — b) Löffel in ghṛta — c) Saccharum spontaneum [Rājan 8,89.] —
3) n. — a) das Wundmachen , Scarificiren [Carakasaṃhitā 6,13.] — b) das Anstreifen , Berühren (von Himmelskörpern beim Planetenkampf). — c) das Niederschreiben , Abschreiben. Vgl. punarlekhana. — d) ein Werkzeug zum Furchen. — e) Betula Bhojpatra.
Lekhana (लेखन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Lihaṇa, Lihāvaṇa.
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
Lekhana (लेखन) [Also spelled lekhan]:—(nm) writing, scribing, writing work; -[kalā] art of writing, calligraphy; chirography; —[paddhati] system/method of writing; ~[śāstra] graphology; —[śailī] hand-writing; style of writing; -[sāmagrī] stationery, writing material; ~[sāmagrī-vikretā] a stationer.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Lēkhana (ಲೇಖನ):—
1) [noun] that which is written; a writing.
2) [noun] an article or other literary passage written on a subject that is dealt in a systematic manner.
3) [noun] a leaf of palmyra tree used to write on.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Lekhana (लेखन):—n. an act of writing; the art of writing;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ikha, Ao, Yu, Yu.
Starts with: Lekhana karma, Lekhana-adhyaksha, Lekhanadambara, Lekhanadandappamana, Lekhanadasa, Lekhanadosa, Lekhanakale, Lekhanapaddhati, Lekhanaprakara, Lekhanasadhana, Lekhanasamagri, Lekhanashale, Lekhanath-paudyal, Lekhanatha-paudyala, Lekhanatmaka, Lekhanavasti, Lekhanavishesha, Likhana.
Full-text (+70): Likhana, Lekhani, Pratilekhana, Alekhana, Ullekhana, Avalekhana, Lekhanavasti, Abhilekhana, Nirlekhana, Lekhanasadhana, Punarlekhana, Prollekhana, Parilekhana, Svatantralekhana, Sukhalekhana, Lekhanika, Shu xie, Kilesalekhana, Lekhanakale, Prashastilekhana.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Poogatrim basti (medicated enema) in the management of adolescent obesity: A single case study. < [Volume 10, issue 5 (2022)]
Role of Lekhana basti and Udvartana in the management of Sthoulya (obesity) – A Case study < [Volume 11, issue 12 (2023)]
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A review of Ayurvedic management of Sthaulya Vyadhi (Obesity) < [Vol. 8 No. 4 (2023)]
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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Herbomineral formulations (rasaoushadhies) a boon in arbuda w.r.t. brain tumour < [2022: Volume 11, June special issue 8]
Efficacy of bhadradi vs. lekhana basti for obesity management. < [2022: Volume 11, October special issue 14]
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