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Upavasa or Fasting (उपवासः) (view source)
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इति मलमासतत्त्वम् । अहोरात्रभोजनाभावः । (Shabdakalpadruma pg 1/260)
इति मलमासतत्त्वम् । अहोरात्रभोजनाभावः । (Shabdakalpadruma pg 1/260)
Abstaining from food throughout a day and night is called as Upavasa.
== Synonyms ==
== Synonyms ==
Various words used synonymously with Upavasa in Samskrt are given below,<blockquote>
तत्पर्य्यायः । उपवस्तम् २ । इत्यमरः ॥ उपोषितम् ३ उपोषणम् ४ औपवस्तम् ५ । इति तट्टीका ॥
तत्पर्य्यायः । उपवस्तम् २ । इत्यमरः ॥ उपोषितम् ३ उपोषणम् ४ औपवस्तम् ५ । इति तट्टीका ॥</blockquote>
The commonly used words include Uposhana, uposhita, upawasta etcIn Ayurveda, the term upavasa is used synonymously with the term LAnghana<blockquote>
लङ्घनं-उपवासाख्यं,… (Asht. Hrud. Su 8.21)</blockquote>Langhana is also known as Upavasa. Langhana is the term that indicates a method by which lightness is generated in the body. Upavasa where the food intake is restricted performs the same functions thus the words are used interchangeably at many instances.
लङ्घनं-उपवासाख्यं,… (Asht. Hrud. Su 8.21)
Langhana is also known as Upavasa.
== Definition ==
== Definition ==