Shalyaharana, Śalyāharaṇa, Shalya-aharana: 1 definition

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Shalyaharana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Śalyāharaṇa can be transliterated into English as Salyaharana or Shalyaharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shalyaharana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śalyāharaṇa (शल्याहरण).—extraction of thorns or splinters, or that part of surgery which relates to the extraction of extraneous matter from the body.

Derivable forms: śalyāharaṇam (शल्याहरणम्).

Śalyāharaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śalya and āharaṇa (आहरण). See also (synonyms): śalyoddharaṇa, śalyoddhāra, śalyakriyā, śalyaśāstra.

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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.

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