Lomanca, Lomāñca, Loman-anca: 5 definitions
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Lomanca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lomancha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaLomāñca (लोमाञ्च) refers to “horripilation” and is a symptom of a (venemous) bite caused by the Tīkṣṇa rats, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—[Cf. tīkṣṇasyālasyalomāñcau daṃśe kurukurāyitam]
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLomāñca (लोमाञ्च).—
1) रोमाञ्चः (romāñcaḥ) q. v.
2) wool, down.
3) a tail.
Derivable forms: lomāñcaḥ (लोमाञ्चः).
Lomāñca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loman and añca (अञ्च).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLomāñca (लोमाञ्च).—m.
(-ñcaḥ) Horripilation: see romāñca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLomāñca (लोमाञ्च):—[from loma > loman] m. = romāña, curling or erection of the hair, a thrill of rapture or terror, shudder etc., [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLomāñca (लोमाञ्च):—(ñcaḥ) 1. m. Horripilation.
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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