| Keyword | S`hoolapras`hamana |
| Type | D.G. |
| Etymology/ Definition | शूलं प्रशमयति यत् तत् शूलप्रशमनम् । शूलम् – वातशूलम् । सु. उ. ३८/११ शूलम् – यथा कस्यचिद् कीलकाहनेन तीव्रा वेदना लक्ष्यते, तद्वद् तस्य यस्माद् वेदना लक्ष्यते, तस्मात् शूलम् इह उच्यते । सु. उ. ४२/८१ न हि वातात् ऋते शूलम् । अ. सं. सू. ३५ |
| Reference | C.Su.4 |
| Literary Meaning | M / W – ‘ S`hoola’means any sharp or acute pain ( esp. that of colic or gut ), Pras`hamana means tranquillizing, pacifying, curing |
| Implied Meaning | These drugs pacify the pain in abdomen. |
| Elaboration | S`hoola means pain. S`hoola resembles the pain caused by piercing of a nail. It is caused by vitiation of Vaayu alone. To pacify pain are called as S`hoolapras`hamana . Medicines like Pippalee, Pippaleemoola, Ahiphena etc. are useful to pacify pain. |
| Synonyms | Vedanaahara, Ruknaas`hana |
| Contemporary Colloquial | Analgesic |
| Antonym | S`hoolajanana |
Last updated on June 16th, 2021 at 11:38 am