Pragharshana, Pragharṣaṇa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pragharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pragharsana or Pragharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Pragharṣaṇa (प्रघर्षण) refers to “an abrasive” or “a rubbing”, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. The word Pragharṣaṇa is composed of Pra and Gharṣaṇa, literally translating to “rubbing, polishing ”
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
Pragharṣaṇa (प्रघर्षण).—Grinding, crushing, destroying.
-ṇam Rubbing, annointing.
Derivable forms: pragharṣaṇaḥ (प्रघर्षणः).
1) Pragharṣaṇa (प्रघर्षण):—[=pra-gharṣaṇa] [from pra-ghṛṣ] m. grinding, crushing, destroying, [Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] n. rubbing, a remedy for rubbing in or anointing, [Caraka]
[Sanskrit to German]
Pragharṣaṇa (प्रघर्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paghaṃsaṇa.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Pragharṣaṇa (प्रघर्षण):—n. 1. friction; 2. rubbing; grating; scouring;
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: Gharshana, Pra.
Full-text: Paghamsana, Pragharshan.
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