Raktamokshana, Raktamōkṣaṇa, Raktamokṣaṇa, Rakta-mokshana: 7 definitions
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Raktamokshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Raktamōkṣaṇa and Raktamokṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Raktamoksana or Raktamokshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in GaruḍapurāṇaRaktamokṣaṇa (रक्तमोक्षण) refers to “blood-letting”, and is used in the treatment of Horses (Gajāyurveda or Aśvāyurveda) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[Kuṣṭhacikitsā (treatment of cutaneous infections)]—In any cuetaneous infection a decoction of nimbapatra (neem leaves), paṭola (snake gourd), triphalā (three myrobalans), and Khadira (Acacia catechu) should be successively given for three days to a horse, after raktamokṣaṇa (blood-letting).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsRaktamokṣaṇa (रक्तमोक्षण):—Blood letting. It means the procedure of blood-letting for the therapeutic purposes for removing morbid dosha / poisons with blood. Blood can be eliminated through scraping, application of horn or leech or venesection. It is practiced in poisoned blood and blood born diseases in pitta (billeous) predominant diseases and also in a few vata (neurological) disorders.
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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryraktamōkṣaṇa (रक्तमोक्षण).—n (S) Bloodletting in general, venesection, cupping, applying leeches &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktamokṣaṇa (रक्तमोक्षण).—bleeding, letting out blood.
Derivable forms: raktamokṣaṇam (रक्तमोक्षणम्).
Raktamokṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and mokṣaṇa (मोक्षण). See also (synonyms): raktamokṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktamokṣaṇa (रक्तमोक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Bleeding, letting blood. E. rakta, mokṣaṇa loosing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktamokṣaṇa (रक्तमोक्षण):—[=rakta-mokṣaṇa] [from rakta > raj] n. bloodletting, bleeding, venesection etc., [Suśruta]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mokshana, Rakta.
Full-text: Blood-letting, Raktamoksha, Pancakarma, Kushthacikitsa, Triphala, Acacia catechu, Kushtha, Khadira.
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