Skandana: 8 definitions
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Skandana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSkandana (स्कन्दन) refers to the “trickling down” (viz., of the semen), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.19. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O sage, then I was stunned into silence. I was surprised. I became suspicious. I covered up the semen drops lest anyone should see them. But the lord Śiva saw it by His divine vision. The trickling down (skandana) of the semen excited His fury and He said [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySkandana (स्कन्दन).—[skand-lyuṭ]
1) Emission, effusion.
2) Purging, looseness, relaxation (of the bowels).
3) Going, moving.
4) Drying up.
5) The suppression of bleeding by cold applications.
Derivable forms: skandanam (स्कन्दनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandana (स्कन्दन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Going, moving. 2. Purging, looseness. 3. Effusion. 4. Suppressing bleeding by cold applications. 5. Drying up. E. skand to go, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandana (स्कन्दन).—[skand + ana], n. 1. Effusion. 2. Purging. 3. Going.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandana (स्कन्दन).—[masculine] the being spilt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Skandana (स्कन्दन):—[from skand] n. spurting out, emission, effusion, dropping, [Vaitāna-sūtra; Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] failing to succeed, miscarrying, [???; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] purging, evacuation of the bowels, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] clotting or coagulation of blood, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] going, moving, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandana (स्कन्दन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Purging; effusion; going.
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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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Ends with: Abhyavaskandana, Agnipraskandana, Askandana, Avaskandana, Caranaskandana, Charanaskandana, Kritaskandana, Praskandana, Pratyabhiskandana, Pratyavaskandana, Raktaskandana, Retahskandana, Sampraskamdana, Suskandana.
Full-text: Avaskandana, Askandana, Praskandana, Caranaskandana, Kritaskandana, Retahskandana, Suskandana, Pratyabhiskandana, Jambila.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)