Vrimhana, Vṛṃhaṇa: 3 definitions
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Vrimhana 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 Vṛṃhaṇa can be transliterated into English as Vrmhana or Vrimhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṃhaṇa (वृंहण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā or ṇī-ṇaṃ) Nourishing, fattening, nutritious. m.
(-ṇaḥ) A kind of sweetmeat made of sugar, milk, spices, &c., fried in Ghee, and powdered with coarse sugar or treacle. E. vṛhi to increase, and lyuṭ or yuc aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṃhaṇa (वृंहण).—i. e. 1. vṛṃh + ana, I. adj. Nourishing. Ii. m. A kind of sweetmeat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṃhaṇa (वृंहण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇī-ṇaṃ)] 1. m. A kind of sweetmeat made of milk, spices, &c. fried in ghi. a. Nutritious.
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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Ends with: Parivrimhana, Udvrimhana, Upavrimhana.
Full-text: Paribrimhana, Udvrimhana, Upabrimhana, Upabrimhin, Parivrimhana, Upavrimhana, Apakarshana.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXVI - Treatment of diseases of the head < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter LXIV - Rules of Health < [Canto V - Tantra-bhusana-adhyaya (embellishing chapters)]
Chapter XLI - Symptoms and Treatment of Phthisis (Shosha) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXVIII - The treatment with a Nirudha-vasti
Chapter XXXV - Description of a Netra and a Vasti (pipes, nozzles and apparatus)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - The Theory of Rasas and their Chemistry < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)