Udgharshana, Udgharṣaṇa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Udgharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Udgharsana or Udgharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—The act of rubbing the body with powder opposite direction I, e opposite to hair follicles.

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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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).
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Rubbing, rubbing up. 2. Rubbing the skin with hard substances, as vitrified brick, &c. E. ud and gharṣaṇa friction.
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—i. e. ud-ghṛṣ + ana, n. Thrashing, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 34, 3.
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण).—[neuter] rubbing, cudgelling.
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]
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—[ud-gharṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Friction.
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—(von gharṣ mit ud) n.
1) das Aufreiben [Suśruta 2, 149, 15.] —
2) Friction (zu Heilzwecken); Reibemittel [Suśruta 2, 66, 12. 140, 11.] udgharṣaṇaṃ tu vijñeyaṃ kaṇḍūkoṭhānilāpaham [14.] —
3) Prügel: yasyodgharṣaṇaloṣṭakairapi sadā pṛṣṭhe na jātaḥ kiṇaḥ [Mṛcchakaṭikā 34, 3.]
Udgharṣaṇa (उद्घर्षण):—n. —
1) das Schrammen [Suśruta (rotrh) 2,149,13.] —
2) Reibung , Friction (als Heilmittel). —
3) Prügel.
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