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The word stambhana literally means stiffening, making rigid or immovable. It also represents stopping, arresting, checking, restraining etc. In Ayurveda stambhana denotes a symptom and as a treatment method also. This article deals with stambhana as a treatment. | The word stambhana literally means stiffening, making rigid or immovable. It also represents stopping, arresting, checking, restraining etc.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Stambhana, Page 1258.</ref> In Ayurveda stambhana denotes a symptom and as a treatment method also. This article deals with stambhana as a treatment. | ||
==Etymology and derivation== | ==Etymology and derivation== | ||