# स्वेदन (svedana)

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स्वेदन (svedana) is a Sanskrit word meaning perspiring, causing to perspire, an iron plate or pan, a remedy for causing perspiration, softening, fomenting, a particular process to which quicksilver is subjected. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Multiple Sweat-Related Meanings, Agent/Remedy Causing Perspiration, Causing Perspiration / Sudorific Treatment.

- **Etymology:** E. ष्विद to be unctuous or sweaty, and ल्युट् aff — E. ṣvida to be unctuous or sweaty, and lyuṭ aff
- **SLP1:** `svedana`  **IAST:** svedana  **Devanagari:** स्वेदन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svedana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/svedana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Multiple Sweat-Related Meanings (5 definitions)
- 1. Perspiration. 2. Causing to perspire. 3. A diaphoretic or sudorific.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 966 ] स्वेदन (svedana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1 Perspiration, sweat. 2 Sweeting, causing to perspire. 3 A diaphoretic, a sudorific. E. ष्विद (ṣvida) to be unctuous or sweaty, and ल्युट् (lyuṭ) aff. [ ID=43837 ]
- 1. Perspiration or sweat. 2. Causing to perspire. 3. A diaphoretic or sudorific.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 825-b ] स्वेदन (svedana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1. Perspiration, sweat. 2. Sweating, causing to perspire. 3. A diaphoretic, a sudorific. E. ष्विद् (ṣvid) to be unctuous or sweaty ल्युट् (lyuṭ) aff. [ ID=46433 ]
- 1. Perspiration, warming, or causing to perspire. 2. A sudorific.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 1101-a ] स्वेदन (svedana) svedana, i. e. svid + ana, I. n. 1. Perspiration. 2. Causing to perspire, warming, Hit. ii. d. 130. 3. A sudorific. II. f. nī, An iron plate used for cook- ing and frying. [ ID=16939 ]
- sweating or causing sweat  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 655 ] स्वेदन (svedana) a. & n. sweating or causing sweat. [ ID=39244 ]
- 1. Perspiration, sweat, or the act of causing perspiration. 2. A remedy or instrument that induces sweating. 3. An iron cooking pan or frying pan.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 1162-b ] Svedana, am, n. perspiration, sweat; sweating, causing to perspire; any instrument or remedy for causing perspiration, a diaphoretic, sudorific; ( ī ), f. an iron plate or pan used as a cooking utensil, a fry- ing-pan, saucepan. [ ID=53806 ]

### Agent/Remedy Causing Perspiration (2 definitions)
- a remedy for causing perspiration  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > any instrument or remedy for causing perspiration, a diaphoretic, sudorific, Suśr. [ ID=259838 ]
- a sudorific  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 890-b ] स्वेदन (svedana) ( नं ) ((naṃ)) 1. n. Idem; a sudorific. [ ID=43646 ]

### Causing Perspiration / Sudorific Treatment (2 definitions)
- causing to perspire  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > causing to perspire, ib. [ ID=259835 ]
- causing to sweat or sweating treatment  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) [Printed book page 373-3 ] स्वेदन (svedana) sved-ana, n. causing to sweat, sudorific treatment. [ ID=20351 ]

### Perspiration / Sweating (2 definitions)
- perspiring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1285,1] स्वेदन (svedana) mfn. perspiring, inclined to perspire, Suśr. [ ID=259834 ]
- the act of sweating or perspiring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > स्वेदन (svedana) ( अम् (am) ), n. the act of sweating or perspiring, L. [ ID=259837 ]

### Alchemical Process (Quicksilver) (1 definition)
- a particular process to which quicksilver is subjected  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. process to which quicksilver is subjected, Sarvad. [ ID=259840 ]

### Fomentation / Softening (1 definition)
- softening, fomenting  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > softening, fomenting, Hit. [ ID=259839 ]

### Iron Plate/Pan (1 definition)
- an iron plate or pan  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 1285,1] स्वेदनी (svedanī) ( ई (ī) ), f. an iron plate or pan, L. [ ID=259836 ]

### Mucus (1 definition)
- mucus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > mucus, Gal. [ ID=259841 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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