Purishakshaya, Purīṣakṣaya, Purisha-kshaya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Purīṣakṣaya can be transliterated into English as Purisaksaya or Purishakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: A History of Indian PhilosophyPurīṣakṣaya (पुरीषक्षय, “purīṣa deficiency”).—The Sanskrit name for one of the eighteen types of bodily defiencies (kṣaya), as described by Vāgbhaṭa (6th-century). He was the auther of both the Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha and the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā, both classics in Āyurveda literature. Symptoms and signs of Purīṣakṣaya include gargling sound going upwards causing pressure and pain in chest.
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