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)

Upasneha (उपस्नेह):—Coating

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Upasneha (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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upasneha (उपस्नेह).—i. e. upa-snik + a, m. Humectation, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 75, 11.

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

1) Upasneha (उपस्नेह):—[=upa-sneha] [from upa-snih] m. the moistening

2) [v.s. ...] becoming wet, attracting moisture, [Suśruta; Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Upasneha (उपस्नेह):—(wie eben) m. Befeuchtung, Anziehen von Feuchtigkeit [Suśruta 1, 264, 15. 324, 4. 6.] kedārasyeva kedāraḥ sajalasyeva nirjalaḥ . upasnehena jīvāmi jīvantīṃ yacchṛṇomi tām .. [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 75, 11.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Upasneha (उपस्नेह):—m. Befeuchtung , Feuchtwerdung.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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