Praseka: 11 definitions
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Praseka 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaPraseka (प्रसेक, “paste”) is another name for Kalka, a Sanskrit technical term appearing in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva..—Kalka (“paste”) is also known as praseka and āvāpa. It is obtained by grinding drugs with water, if necessary.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Praseka (प्रसेक):—Flowing froth, oozing, Emission, running or watering of the mouth or nose , vomiting , nausea
2) Silalorrhhea, during the first impulse of poisoning, the patient suffers from excessive salivation due to vitiation of rasa.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraseka (प्रसेक).—
1) Flowing forth, oozing, dropping
2) Sprinkling, wetting.
3) Emission, discharge; मत्तद्विरेफपरिपीतमधुप्रसेकः (mattadvirephaparipītamadhuprasekaḥ) Ṛtusaṃhāra 3.6.
4) Vomiting.
5) Watering of the mouth or nose.
6) The bowl of a spoon or ladle.
Derivable forms: prasekaḥ (प्रसेकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraseka (प्रसेक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Sprinkling, wetting. 2. Dropping, oozing. 3. Running or watering of the mouth and nose, emission, discharge. 4. Vomiting. E. pra before, sic to sprinkle, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraseka (प्रसेक).—i. e. pra-sic + a, m. 1. Sprinkling. 2. Oozing, dropping, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 3, 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraseka (प्रसेक).—[masculine] flowing forth, discharge; the bowl of a spoon or ladle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Praseka (प्रसेक):—[=pra-seka] [from pra-sic] a m. flowing forth, dropping, oozing, effusion, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] emission, discharge, [Ṛtusaṃhāra]
3) [v.s. ...] sprinkling, wetting, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] exudation, resin, [Rāmāyaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] running or watering of the mouth or nose, vomiting, nausea, [Suśruta]
6) [v.s. ...] (-tā f. idem, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā])
7) [v.s. ...] the bowl of a spoon or ladle, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
8) [=pra-seka] b pra-secana etc. See under pra-.√sic, p.697.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraseka (प्रसेक):—[pra-seka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Sprinkling; oozing.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrasēka (ಪ್ರಸೇಕ):—[noun] watering of the mouth or nose.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prasekam, Prasekamukha, Prasekata.
Ends with: Kaphapraseka, Madapraseka, Mutrapraseka, Sampraseka.
Full-text: Prasekata, Prasekam, Mutrapraseka, Madapraseka, Prasekamukha, Pravepa, Prasekin, Avapa, Kalka.
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