Prakshalana, Prakṣālana: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Prakshalana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Prakṣālana can be transliterated into English as Praksalana or Prakshalana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prakshalan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन):—To remove impurities by washing
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन) refers to “washing (the mouth)” (used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] In the case of suppuration of the mouth, meat mixed with human urine is the best cure. The mouth may also be washed (prakṣālana) with human urine”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन) refers to the “washing (of the feet)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[...] Oṃ accept holy water Svāhā! To completely purifying the womb Svāhā! To immortal life Svāhā! To purifying the heart Svāhā! To purifying the body Svāhā! To washing (prakṣālana) the feet Svāhā! Accept consecration by sprinkling Svāhā! [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन).—n (S) Washing. prakṣālita p S Washed.
prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन).—n Washing.
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
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन).—
1) Washing, washing off; यस्यावरोधस्तनचन्दनानां प्रक्षालनाद्वारिविहारकाले (yasyāvarodhastanacandanānāṃ prakṣālanādvārivihārakāle) R.6.48.
2) Cleansing, cleaning, purifying; दुर्जनं प्रथमं वन्दे सज्जनं तदनन्दरम् । मुखप्रक्षालनात् पूर्वं गुदप्रक्षालनं यथा (durjanaṃ prathamaṃ vande sajjanaṃ tadanandaram | mukhaprakṣālanāt pūrvaṃ gudaprakṣālanaṃ yathā) || Subh. Ratnāvalī 54.34.
3) Bathing.
4) Anything used for purifying.
5) Water for washing.
Derivable forms: prakṣālanam (प्रक्षालनम्).
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Bathing. 2. Anything used for purifying. 3. Water for washing. 4. Cleaning, washing. E. pra thoroughly, kṣal r. 10 cl. to clean, aff. lyuṭ .
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन).—i. e. pra-kṣal + ana, I. adj. One who performs frequent ablutions, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 52, 26 Gorr. Ii. n. 1. Cleaning, bathing, washing away, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 167. 2. A means of cleaning, water for washing with, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 229.
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन).—[adjective] performing ablutions ([ritual or religion]); [neuter] washing, purifying, water for washing.
1) Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन):—[=pra-kṣālana] [from pra-kṣal] mfn. performing frequent ablutions, one who performs f° a°, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. washing, w° off, cleaning, cleansing, purifying, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Purāṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] bathing, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) [v.s. ...] a means of cleaning, anything used for purifying, water for washing, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Lāṭyāyana; Yājñavalkya; Suśruta]
5) Prākṣālana (प्राक्षालन):—[=prā-kṣālana] [from prā] [wrong reading] for pra-kṣ.
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन):—[pra-kṣālana] (naṃ) 1. n. Cleaning, washing.
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन):—(wie eben)
1) adj. häufige Waschungen vollziehend: prakṣālanairaśmakuṭṭairdantolūkhalibhiḥ (ṛṣibhiḥ) [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 52, 26.] —
2) n. a) das Waschen, Abwaschen, Putzen, Reinigen: pātra [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 9, 14, 7. 10, 3, 20.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 116. 118.] pāda [Mahābhārata.5,1220. 13,4993.] [Oxforder Handschriften 85,a,30.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.2,209.] [Harivaṃśa 7774. 7780.] [Raghuvaṃśa.6,48.] [Suśruta.1,25,17. 99,17. 290,18.] karṇa [2, 367, 7.] māṃsasya [Nalopākhyāna 23, 10. 11.] nakha [Pañcatantra 235, 20. 21.] ātmanaḥ [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 95, 13.] paṅkasya [Spr. 1316.] aśeṣapāpmanām [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 13. 22.] — b) Waschwasser, Reinigungsmittel [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 2, 5, 26. 19, 3, 18.] pāda [LĀṬY. 1, 2, 2.] pāṇi [YAJÑ. 1, 229.] māṃsaprakṣālanābha [Suśruta 2, 471, 2.] — Vgl. danta .
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Prākṣālana (प्राक्षालन):—[Harivaṃśa 14684] fehlerhaft für prakṣālana .
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Prākṣālana (प्राक्षालन):—, die neuere Ausg. richtig prakṣālana .
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन):——
1) Adj. häufige Waschungen vollziehend. —
2) n. — a) das Waschen , Abwaschen , Putzen , Reinigen. — b) Waschwasser , Reinigungsmittel.
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Prākṣālana (प्राक्षालन):—[Harivaṃśa 14684.] fehlerhaft für prākṣālana.
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkhālaṇa.
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
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन) [Also spelled prakshalan]:—(nm) washing, cleansing; ~[lita] washed, cleansed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prakṣālana (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲನ):—
1) [noun] a cleaning or washing using water; cleansing.
2) [noun] the act of bathing.
3) [noun] water used in washing a thing.
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Prakṣāḷana (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಳನ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲನ [prakshalana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prakṣālana (प्रक्षालन):—n. 1. washing off; cleansing; 2. bathing;
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: Kshalana, Pra.
Starts with: Prakshalanadhaar, Prakshalanadhara, Prakshalanamgey, Prakshalanarthaya.
Full-text: Padaprakshalana, Dantaprakshalana, Samprakshalana, Mukhaprakshalana, Prakshalan, Piratcalanam, Prakshalanarthaya, Prakshalane, Prakshalanem, Pakkhalana, Dantadhavana, Prakhyalana, Samprakshalani, Kodavanem, Pakhalanem, Pankaprakshalananyaya, Mukha, Mukh, Xi zu.
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