Shariraguna, Śīṇa, Sharira-guna: 3 definitions
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Shariraguna 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 Śīṇa can be transliterated into English as Sariraguna or Shariraguna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŚīṇa (शारीरगुण):—Synonym of gurvadi-gunas; Properties of substances that relates with the body and used for therapeutics.
: National Mission for Manuscripts: Traditional Medicine System in IndiaŚīṇa (शारीरगुण) (or Śārīrakaṇa, Śarīrakaṇa) refers to the “twenty qualities of the body� where ṇa (property) represents one of the six divisions of dravya (drugs).—Śārīraka-ṇas are twenty in number. There are ten ṇas with their opposite ṇas which are mentioned below:
- Guru-Laghu � heavy-light;
- Manda-Tīkṣṇa � dull-sharp;
- Hima-Uṣṇa � cold-hot;
- Snigdha-Rūkṣa � oily-dry;
- Ślakṣṇa-Khara � smooth-rough;
- Sāndra-Drava � dense-liquid;
- Mṛdu - Kaṭhina � soft-hard;
- Sthira-Cala � static-mobile;
- Sūkṣma-Sthūla � subtle-gross;
- Viśada-Picchila � clear-cloudy.
These śārīraṇas are also ñܳپ첹 and they have specified action on the body:
ҳṇa � Bhūtas (predominant) � Actions:
Guru � earth, water � building/ṛṃṇa;
Laghu � fire, air, ether, space � reducing/ṅgԲ;
Śīta � water � Cooling/stambha [stambhana?];
Uṣṇa � agni � healing/svedana;
Snigdha � water � Moistening/kledana;
Rūkṣa � earth, fire, air � absorbing/śṣaṇa;
Manda � earth, water � slowing/pacifying/śԲ;
Tīkṣṇa � fire � penetrating/purifying/śǻԲ;
Sthira � earth � stabilising/ṇ� [ṇa?];
Cala � air � stimulating/ṇa;
Mṛdu � water � loosening/śٳԲ;
Kaṭhina � earth � hardening/dried/ṛḍī첹ṇa;
Viśada � fire, air, ether (space) � Cleansing/ṣālԲ;
Picchila � earth, water � Adhering/lepana;
Ślakṣṇa � earth, water � healing/DZ貹ṇa;
Khara � air � scraping/lekhana;
Sūkṣma � air, space � pervading/ṇa;
Sthūla � earth � covering/ṃvṇa;
Sāndra � earth, water � solidifying/岹Բ;
Drava � water � liquifying/ḍaԲ;

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
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚarīraṇa (ಶರೀರಗುಣ):—[noun] = ಶರರಪ್ರಕೃತಿ [shariraprakriti].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Sharira, Guna.
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