In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन):—[prapīḍanaṃ] Compressing; substances that pharmacologically squeezes the wound through local contraction

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन) refers to “afflictions (of living beings)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “O ruler of the Asuras, listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom. It is the essence of the Vedānta and bears high esoteric importance. [...] Non-violence is the greatest virtue. Affliction (prapīḍana) of others is a great sin. Salvation is defined as non-dependence on others. Eating the food of our choice is heavenly bliss. This has been mentioned by the earlier sages with good justification to be sure. Hence no violence should be indulged in by men who are afraid of hell. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन).—

1) Pressing, squeezing.

2) An astringent.

Derivable forms: prapīḍanam (प्रपीडनम्).

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

Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन).—massaging, rubbing down: (adhvapari-śrāntānāṃ…) aṅga-prapīḍanena śramaklamaduḥkhaṃ prativinodayati Bodhisattvabhūmi 145.19. (No such use of any deriv. of pīḍ- has been noted.)

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

Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Pressing, squeezing. 2. An astringent.

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

1) Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन):—[=pra-pīḍana] [from pra-pīḍ] n. pressing, squeezing, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] an astringent, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Prapidana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Prapīḍana (प्रपीडन):—(nm) torture/torturning; oppression/oppressing; harassment/harassing; hence ~[ka] (nm).

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Partial matches: Pra, Pidana.

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