Recana, Recanā: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Recana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Rechana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyRecana (रेचन) is another name (synonym) for Kampillaka, which is the Sanskrit word for Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsRecana (रेचन):—[recanaṃ] An act of emptying, lessening, exhausting. 2. Emmission of breath, exhalation, Purging, Evacuation; substances that expels excreta by increasing its liquid content;
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryrecana : (nt.) emission.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRecana, (nt.) (fr. ric) letting loose, emission Dhtm 610. Cp. vi°. (Page 576)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRecana (रेचन) or Recanā (रेचना).—[ric-lyuṭ]
1) Emptying.
2) Loosening, diminishing.
3) Emitting the breath.
4) Purging.
5) Evacuation.
-nī Name of various plants (such as Ipomoea Turpethus, Mar. teṃḍū; Croton Polyandrum, Mar. daṃtī).
Derivable forms: recanam (रेचनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRecana (रेचन).—nf.
(-naṃ-nā) 1. Purging, looseness. 2. Emitting breath. 3. Evacuation. f. (-nā-nī) A drug, commonly Sundarochani. f. (-nī) 1. A plant, Teori, (Convolvulus turpethum,) the white sort. 2. Another plant, commonly Danti, (Croton polyandrum.) E. ric to purge, aff. lyuṭ or yuc .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRecana (रेचन).—i. e. ric + ana, n., and f. nā, 1. Purging, looseness. 2. Evacuating, Bhāṣāp. 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Recana (रेचन):—[from reka] mf(ī)n. purging, cathartic, aperient, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] clearing (the head), [Caraka]
3) [from reka] n. the act of emptying, lessening, exhausting, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
4) [v.s. ...] emission of breath, exhalation, [Yoga-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. reca and recaka)
5) [v.s. ...] purging, evacuation, [Suśruta; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
6) [v.s. ...] clearing (the head), [Caraka]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] mucus, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRecana (रेचन):—[(naṃ-nā)] 1. n. f. Purging, looseness. f. (nā, nī) A drug. f. (nī) A convovulus; a croton.
[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 corpusRēcana (ರೇಚನ):—[noun] a pulling, drawing or forcing the contents out of a container.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRecana (रेचन):—n. → रेचक [recaka]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Recanadi, Recanaka, Recanakkina, Recanam, Recanapacana, Recanapacanadi.
Full-text (+2): Virecana, Bijarecana, Prarecana, Reca, Pancakarma, Recanam, Virecanadravya, Rechan, Vairecana, Virecanam, Bhedan, Bhedana, Prareka, Recani, Recanadi, Recanapacana, Saptopacara, Mastakarecana, Kampillaka, Medhya.
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