Vranashodhana, Vraṇaśodhana, Vrana-shodhana: 5 definitions

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Vranashodhana 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 Vraṇaśodhana can be transliterated into English as Vranasodhana or Vranashodhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Vraṇaśodhana (व्रणशोधन) refers to that which is “purificatory of wounds ”, as mentioned in verse 5.40 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “Frenzy, epilepsy, stupor, (and) diseases affecting the head, ears, eyes, and womb destroys old ghee [viz., purāṇaghṛta]; it is purificatory and curative of wounds [viz., vraṇaśodhana]”.

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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

Vraṇaśodhana (व्रणशोधन).—the cleansing or dressing of a wound.

Derivable forms: vraṇaśodhanam (व्रणशोधनम्).

Vraṇaśodhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vraṇa and śodhana (शोधन).

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

Vraṇaśodhana (व्रणशोधन).—n.

(-naṃ) Cleaning or cicatrising a sore. E. vraṇa, śodhana cleaning.

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

Vraṇaśodhana (व्रणशोधन):—[=vraṇa-śodhana] [from vraṇa > vraṇ] n. the cleansing or cicatrizing of a sore, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Vraṇaśodhana (व्रणशोधन):—[vraṇa-śodhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Cleansing a sore.

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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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