Saptopacara, Saptōpacāra, Saptopacāra: 1 definition

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Saptopacara means something in 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.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

saptōpacāra (सप्तोपचार).—m pl S The seven great measures of Medicine; viz. pācana, rēcana, klēdana, śamana, mōhana, stambhana, varddhana:--pā0 Resolving of gastric crudities; rē0 Evacuating the bowels; exhibition of cathartics; klē0 Diluting or moistening; solving scybala; relaxing indurations; softening the fibre &c.; śa0 Composing irritation or excitement; exhibition of antispasmodics, sedatives &c.; mō0 Diminishing cerebral activity; exhibition of hypnotics, narcotics, anodynes &c.; staṃ0 Arresting, stopping, restraining, binding; exhibition of styptics, astringents &c.; va0 Augmenting animal heat; exhibition of stimulants, tonics, corroborants &c.

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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.

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