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Scratching means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Scratching (the earth) (with the toe) represents a scene of human life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of ṃs. [...] The ṃs- illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] A young couple engaged in at-random talk and the young women scratching the earth with the toe and smiling.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+155): Likhana, Kanduyana, Vilikhana, Kanduya, Lekhin, Prollekhana, Alekhana, Kandu, Vilekha, Rada, Kasana, Ullikhana, Khajavakhajava, Kanduyitri, Kanduyanaka, Kandumat, Nakhanakhi, Kicavatanem, Kicavandanem, Kicavindanem.
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Search found 114 books and stories containing Scratching; (plurals include: Scratchings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2548 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part IV < [Chapter I - Excavations At Babylonian And Assyrian Sites]
Part VI < [Chapter I - Excavations At Babylonian And Assyrian Sites]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Four Itching Pathways: TRPV1, Histamine, PAR-2, Serotonin < [v.20(4): 1�103 2013 Jul]
Atretic Cephalocele � An Uncommon Cause of Cystic Scalp Mass < [Volume 17 (issue 3), Jul-Sep 2010]
Examination of Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spine Guide for Neurosurgery Residents < [v.30(2): 1�184 2023 Apr]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.13.27 < [Chapter 13 - The Glories of Prabhāsa-tīrtha, the Sarasvatī River, etc.]
Verse 8.9.7 < [Chapter 9 - Lord Balarāma’s Rāsa Dance]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.429 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 4.1.8 < [Section 4.1]