Lekhana: 17 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Lekhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lekhan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Google Books: Concept of Lekhana Karma in AyurvedaLekhana (लेखन) is derived from the root ‘likh’ which means to write, to remove, to scrap, to scratch, to forrow of, to tear up. ‘Nyat’ suffix Nyat is added to it to form Lekhana, Hence the meaning becomes hurting, Scraping etc. Ācārya Caraka has described lekhana as karma and its therapeutic utility for the first time. According to the Yogaratnākara, Lekhana is emaciation of body.
Source: National Mission for Manuscripts: Traditional Medicine System in IndiaLekhana (लेखन) refers to “scraping” and is the action (karma) associated with Khara (“rough”): one of the twenty Śārīraguṇa (or Gurvādiguṇa), which refers to the “twenty qualities of the body”—where guṇa (property) represents one of the six divisions of dravya (drugs).—Śārīraka-guṇas are twenty in number. There are ten guṇas with their opposite guṇas. [...] Ślakṣṇa (“smooth”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of earth, water and the associated actions of “healing/ropaṇa”; while Khara (“rough”) has the predominant bhūta (element) of air and is associated with the action “scraping/lekhana”.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismScraping (lekhana) or scooping is carried out to remove a growth or flesh of an ulcer, tartar of teeth, etc. the veins, hydrocele and ascitic fluid in the abdomen are drained by puncturing with special instrument (vyadhana). (described in the Sushruta Samhita)
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarylekhana : (nt.) writing; a letter; an inscription.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLekhana, (nt.) (fr. likh) scratching, drawing, writing Dhtp 467. (Page 586)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylēkhana (लेखन).—n S pop. lēkhaṇa f Writing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlēkhana (लेखन) [-ṇa, -ण].—n Writing. (in Poetry) Write esp.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLekhana (लेखन).—a. (-nī f.) [लिख्-ल्यु ल्युट् वा (likh-lyu lyuṭ vā)]
1) Writing, painting, scratching &c.;
2) Exciting, stimulating.
-naḥ A kind of reed of which pens ane made.
-nam 1 Writing, transcribing.
2) Scratching, scraping.
3) Grazing, touching.
4) Attenuating, making thin or emaciated.
5) Cutting or making incisions (in surgery).
6) Scripture.
7) An instrument for scraping.
8) A kind of birch-tree.
9) A palm-leaf (for writing upon).
-nī 1 A pen, writing-reed, reed-pen; सुरतरुवरशाखा लेखनी पुत्रमुर्वी (surataruvaraśākhā lekhanī putramurvī) Śivamahimna 32.
2) A spoon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLekhanā (लेखना).—(compare Sanskrit and Pali °na, nt.), (act of) writing: Mahāvyutpatti 903 (in sense of copying sacred works).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLekhana (लेखन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Writing, scripture. 2. The bark of the Bhurja-tree, which is used for writing on in Nepaland Upper Hindust'han. 3. Vomiting. 4. The leaf of the palm tree. 5. Scraping or cleaning the tongue. 6. Scarifying, scratching. 7. Reducing corpulency, thinning. m.
(-naḥ) A sort of grass or reed, of which pens are made, (Saccharum spontaneum.) f. (-nī) A pen, a style. E. likh to write, aff. of the act or instrument lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLekhana (लेखन).—i. e. likh + ana, n. 1. Scarifying. 2. Writing, copying, [Pañcatantra] 237, 1; scripture. 3. The bark of the Bhój tree and the leaf of the palm tree, used for writing on.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLekhana (लेखन).—[feminine] ī scratching, scraping, attenuating; [feminine] ī writing reed, pen, pencil; [neuter] scratching, writing down, copying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lekhana (लेखन):—[from likh] mf(ī)n. scratching, scraping, scarifying, lancing, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] exciting, stimulating, attenuating, [ib.; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā; Bhāvaprakāśa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Saccharum Spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made), [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [from likh] n. the act of scratching or scraping, lancing, scarifying, [Caraka; Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] touching, coming in contact (said of heavenly bodies), [Atharva-veda.Pariś.]
6) [v.s. ...] writing down, transcribing, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra]
7) [v.s. ...] an instrument for scraping or furrowing, [Kauśika-sūtra]
8) [v.s. ...] Betula Bhojpatra (the bark of which is used for writing), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] the leaf of the palm tree (used for the same purpose), [Horace H. Wilson]
10) [v.s. ...] making thin, attenuating, reducing corpulency (See next).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLekhana (लेखन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Writing; leaf or bark for writing on; vomiting; scrap- ing the tongue; scarifying. m. Reed for pens. f. (nī) A pen.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchLekhana (लेखन):—(von likh)
1) adj. (f. ī) aufritzend, wundmachend, scarificirend; aufstörend, reizend, stimulans, in Fluss bringend [Suśruta 1, 27, 18. 31, 15. 152, 8. 173, 8. 182, 4. 184, 17. 204, 15. 2, 349, 12. 19.] dhātūnmūlānvā dehasya viśoṣyollekhayecca yat . lekhanaṃ tadyathā kṣaudraṃ nīramuṣṇaṃ vacā yavaḥ .. [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 4, 10.] [VĀGBH. 6, 11. 38.] vasti eine best. Art von Klystier [Suśruta 1, 53, 2. 2, 225, 18.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 3, 6, 18.] —
2) m. Saccharum spontaneum Lin. (zu Schreibstiften gebraucht) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. ī a) Löffel; s. ghṛta . — b) Schreibstift, Schreibrohr, Schreibpinsel [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 28.] [Hārāvalī 212.] [Mahābhārata 1, 78.] lekhani aus metrischen Rücksichten (s. u. mudrālipi); am Ende eines adj. comp.: puruṣaḥ pragṛhītalekhaniḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 27 (25), 17.] —
4) n. a) das Wundmachen [Suśruta 1, 26, 14. 2, 3, 16. 7, 9.] = cheda [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 257.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 408.] = chardana (fehlerhaft für chedana) [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 120.] — b) das Anstreifen, Berühren von Himmelskörpern beim Planetenkampfe [Atharvavedasaṃhitā PAR.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 10, 318. 320.] — c) das Niederschreiben, Abschreiben [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Mahābhārata 1, 74.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 43, 267.] [Pañcatantra 237, 1.] yantralekhanadravya [Oxforder Handschriften 94,b,15.] — d) ein Werkzeug zum Furchen [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 137.] — e) = bhūrja eine Art Birke, auf deren Rinde geschrieben wird, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungLekhana (लेखन):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) — a) aufritzend , wund machend , scarificirend. — b) aufreizend , störend , abkratzend , in Fluss bringend , attenuans [Materia medica of the Hindus 6.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,154.] —
2) f. ī — a) Schreibstift , Schreibrohr , Schreibpinsel [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,549,7.16.] [Pañcadaṇḍacchattrabandha] — b) Löffel in ghṛta — c) Saccharum spontaneum [Rājan 8,89.] —
3) n. — a) das Wundmachen , Scarificiren [Carakasaṃhitā 6,13.] — b) das Anstreifen , Berühren (von Himmelskörpern beim Planetenkampf). — c) das Niederschreiben , Abschreiben. Vgl. punarlekhana. — d) ein Werkzeug zum Furchen. — e) Betula Bhojpatra.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLekhana (लेखन) [Also spelled lekhan]:—(nm) writing, scribing, writing work; -[kalā] art of writing, calligraphy; chirography; —[paddhati] system/method of writing; ~[śāstra] graphology; —[śailī] hand-writing; style of writing; -[sāmagrī] stationery, writing material; ~[sāmagrī-vikretā] a stationer.
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Starts with: Lekhana-adhyaksha, Lekhanadambara, Lekhanaprakara, Lekhanasadhana, Lekhanavasti.
Ends with: Abhilekhana, Alekhana, Apalekhana, Avalekhana, Hatthapalekhana, Jihvanirlekhana, Jihvollekhana, Nirlekhana, Pamsulekhana, Parilekhana, Patimokkhalekhana, Pratilekhana, Prollekhana, Punarlekhana, Sallekhana, Shilekhana, Sukhalekhana, Svatantralekhana, Ullekhana, Vilekhana.
Full-text (+37): Lekhanasadhana, Lekhanavasti, Lekhanika, Abhilekhana, Alekhana, Vilekhana, Pratilekhana, Lekhanem, Pamsulekhana, Ramanamalekhanavidhi, Lekhana-adhyaksha, Prollekhana, Svatantralekhana, Lekhasadhana, Laksharamanamalekhanavrata, Lekhini, Punarlekhana, Avalekhani, Hindana, Avalekhana.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XVIII - Preparations and medicinal measures for ocular affections in general < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter XV - Treatment of eye-diseases which require Excision < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter XIII - Treatment of Lekhya-roga < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XLI - Knowledge of categories of drugs
Chapter XLV - Knowledge of liquid substances
The Mirror of Gesture (abhinaya-darpana) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXV - Description of a Netra and a Vasti (pipes, nozzles and apparatus)
Chapter XXXVIII - The treatment with a Nirudha-vasti
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]