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Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial era

Pralepaka (प्रलेपक) is mentioned as a synonym for “fever” (Jvara), according to the Tridoṣaja-Prakaraṇa section of the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The author mentions that the Tridoṣajaprakaraṇa section is similar to the explanations of Vāgbhaṭa. Names and symptoms of jvara which are uncommon such as Pralepaka are mentioned.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pralepaka (प्रलेपक).—a. Anointing, smearing.

-kaḥ 1 An anointer, a plasterer.

2) A kind of slow fever.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pralepaka (प्रलेपक).—m., Mahāvyutpatti 5998 = Tibetan thod le skor gyi phye ma, chalk-dust.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pralepaka (प्रलेपक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Who or what anoints, smears, &c. m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A plasterer. 2. A slow fever. E. pra before, lip to smear, aff. ṇvul .

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

1) Pralepaka (प्रलेपक):—[=pra-lepaka] [from pra-lip] mfn. anointing, smearing, plastering, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a plasterer, an anointer, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] marine substance, lime made of calcined shells (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a hectic or slow fever, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]

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

Pralepaka (प्रलेपक):—[pra-lepaka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Plastering. m. A plasterer; a slow fever.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pralepaka 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.

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Partial matches: Lepaka, Pra.

Full-text: Pralepika.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Pralepaka, Pra-lepaka; (plurals include: Pralepakas, lepakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

An Ayurvedic personalized prophylactic protocol in COVID-19 < [Volume 13 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2022]

The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

Chapter CXLVII - The Nidanam of Fever < [Dhanvantari Samhita]

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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)

Chapter XXXIX - Symptoms and Treatment of Fever (Jvara) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]

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