Alternative spellings of this word include Lunchana.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Luñcana (लुञ्चन) refers to “plucking out (clumps of hair)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Putting on ochre garments, carrying a skull, plucking out clumps of hair (keśāvalī-luñcana), maintaining non-vedic religious observances, ashes, ascetic clothing and matted locks, behaving as if mad, [the ascetic practice of] nakedness, [studying] the Vedas, Tantras and so on and the meeting [of learned people] for [reciting] poetry in the assembly: All [this] is exertion for the sake of filling one's stomach and is not the cause of the highest good. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Luñcana (लुञ्चन).—Peeling, plucking out.

Derivable forms: luñcanam (लुञ्चनम्).

See also (synonyms): luñca.

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Luñcanā (लुञ्चना).—Concise speech.

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

Luñcana (लुञ्चन).—[luñc + ana], n. Pulling out, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 185, 3.

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

Luñcana (लुञ्चन).—[adjective] tearing out.

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

1) Luñcana (लुञ्चन):—[from luñc] mfn. = [preceding] (See keśa-l)

2) [v.s. ...] n. plucking or tearing out, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

3) Luñcanā (लुञ्चना):—[from luñcana > luñc] f. concise speech, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Luncana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Luṃcana (ಲುಂಚನ):—[noun] a pulling out (as a plant from the ground, a leaf or flower from a plant).

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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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Ends with: Aluncana, Avaluncana, Grahaluncana, Keshaluncana, Keshavaliluncana, Kesholluncana, Nirluncana, Ulluncana, Viluncana.

Full-text: Lunthana, Avaluncana, Lumcana, Lunchan, Aluncana, Keshalucana, Lunca, Keshaluncana, Viluncana, Nirlunthana, Nirluncana, Ulluncana, Plucking, Keshavali.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 10.39 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]

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