Prashosha, Praśoṣa: 6 definitions

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Prashosha 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.

The Sanskrit term Praśoṣa can be transliterated into English as Prasosa or Prashosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Prashosha in Ayurveda glossary
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Praśoṣa (प्रशोष):—Wasting, Dryness

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prashosha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praśoṣa (प्रशोष).—Becoming dry, drying up, aridity.

Derivable forms: praśoṣaḥ (प्रशोषः).

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

Praśoṣa (प्रशोष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) The becoming dry, aridity.

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

Praśoṣa (प्रशोष):—[=pra-śoṣa] [from pra-śuṣ] m. dryness, aridity, [Suśruta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Prashosha 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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