Prakcarana, Prākcaraṇā, Prac-carana: 4 definitions
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Prakcarana 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrākcaraṇā (प्राक्चरणा).—a. (prākcaraṇā) the female organ of generation.
Prākcaraṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāc and caraṇā (चरणा). See also (synonyms): prāṅcaraṇā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrākcaraṇa (प्राक्चरण):—[=prāk-caraṇa] [from prāk > prāñc] mfn. previously excited (said of the female generative organs previous to coitus), [Caraka; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
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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.
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Partial matches: Prac, Carana, Prak.
Full-text: Prancarana.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 19 - The Eight Abdominal affections (udara-roga) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 30 - The therapeutics of Gynecic Disorders (yoni-vyapad-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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