Udgharshana, Udgharṣaṇa: 9 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Udgharshana 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 Udgharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Udgharsana or Udgharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—The act of rubbing the body with powder opposite direction I, e opposite to hair follicles.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—

1) Rubbing, rubbing up; यस्योद्घर्षणलोष्टकैरपि सदा पृष्ठे न जातः किणः (yasyodgharṣaṇaloṣṭakairapi sadā pṛṣṭhe na jātaḥ kiṇaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 2.11.

2) Rubbing the skin with hard substances.

3) A cudgel.

Derivable forms: udgharṣaṇam (उद्घर्षणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Rubbing, rubbing up. 2. Rubbing the skin with hard substances, as vitrified brick, &c. E. ud and gharṣaṇa friction.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—i. e. ud-ghṛṣ + ana, n. Thrashing, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 34, 3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—[neuter] rubbing, cudgelling.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—[=ud-gharṣaṇa] [from ud-ghṛṣ] n. idem, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] rubbing up, scratching, [Suśruta ii, 149, 13]

3) [v.s. ...] striking, beating, blows, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—[ud-gharṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Friction.

[Sanskrit to German]

Udgharshana in German

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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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