Rukshana, Rūkṣaṇa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rūkṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Ruksana or Rukshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण, “drying”).—One of the six Upakramas, or ‘therapeutic measures’.—It is a Sanskrit technical term used through Ayurvedic (Indian medicine) literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā. The six Upakramas represent basic Ayurvedic therapies. The Rūkṣaṇa treatment refers to a “drying treatment” and aims to fight disease and nourish the tissue by introducing dryness, roughness and clarity.
Rukṣaṇa (रुक्षण):—[rukṣaṇaṃ] To cause dryness ; emaciation
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
Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण).—
1) Making dry or thin.
2) (In Medic.) A treatment for reducing fat (of the body).
Derivable forms: rūkṣaṇam (रूक्षणम्).
Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. The act of making dry or thin. 2. Treatment for reducing fat.
Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण).—[adjective] & [neuter] attenuating, emaciating.
1) Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण):—[from rūkṣ] mfn. making thin, attenuating, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the act of making thin, ([especially]) medical treatment for reducing fat or corpulence, [Suśruta]
Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण):—(von rūkṣay)
1) adj. mager machend [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 3, 2, 4.] —
2) n. das Magermachen, Behandlung mit Mitteln, die das Fett mindern: atisnigdhasya rūkṣaṇam [Suśruta 2, 180, 21.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 3, 1, 29.]
Rūkṣaṇa (रूक्षण):——
1) Adj. mager machend. —
2) n. das Magermachen , Behandlung mit Mitteln , die das Fett mindern [Carakasaṃhitā 6,11.]
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
Rūkṣaṇa (ರೂಕ್ಷಣ):—[adjective] hard to learn, comprehend, accomplish, etc.
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: Rukshanatmika.
Full-text: Virukshana, Virukshita, Virukshaniya, Upakrama, Snehana, Sneha.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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