Vrishcana, Vṛścana: 4 definitions
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Vrishcana 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 Vṛścana can be transliterated into English as Vrscana or Vrishcana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vrishchana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Vṛścana (वृश्चन):—[vṛścanaṃ] Cutting pain
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
Vṛścana (वृश्चन).—A scorpion.
Derivable forms: vṛścanaḥ (वृश्चनः).
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Vṛścana (वृश्चन).—= व्रश्चनम् (vraścanam) q. v.
Derivable forms: vṛścanam (वृश्चनम्).
1) Vṛścana (वृश्चन):—a m. ([from] √vraśc) a scorpion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [from vraśc] b etc. See p. 1011, col. 3.
Vṛścana (वृश्चन):—m. = vṛścika Scorpion [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] unter vṛścika .
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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Full-text: Vrishciki, Vrishciva, Vrishcira, Vrishcikarashi, Vrishcipattri, Vrishcika, Vrishcikapriya, Vrishcikarni, Vrishcikacchada, Vrishcikapattrika, Vrishcikali, Vrishcikesha.
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