Upasneha: 6 definitions
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Upasneha 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsUpasneha (उपस्नेह):—Coating
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpasneha (उपस्नेह).—Moistening. उपस्नेहेन जीवामि जीवन्तीं यच्छृणोमि ताम् (upasnehena jīvāmi jīvantīṃ yacchṛṇomi tām) Rām.6.5.11.
-tā Moistness, humidity; Pratimā 3.
Derivable forms: upasnehaḥ (उपस्नेहः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpasneha (उपस्नेह).—i. e. upa-snik + a, m. Humectation, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 75, 11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Upasneha (उपस्नेह):—[=upa-sneha] [from upa-snih] m. the moistening
2) [v.s. ...] becoming wet, attracting moisture, [Suśruta; Rāmāyaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Upasnehayati.
Full-text: Sopasnehata.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 6 - The Analysis of the Body (sharira-vicaya) < [Sharirasthana (Sharira Sthana) — Section on Human Embodiment]
Chapter 4 - The major chapter on the Formation of the Fetus (garbha-avakranti) < [Sharirasthana (Sharira Sthana) — Section on Human Embodiment]