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==Etymology and derivation==
 
==Etymology and derivation==
 
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The word is derived from the Sanskrit word root “Nidi kutsyaayaam” by adding the suffix “rak”.<ref name=jha>Jha Srujan. Amarkosha online application</ref> It means sleep, sleepiness, sloth, dream, shutting, budding state, dead, dull, drowsiness etc.
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The word is derived from the Sanskrit word root “Nidi kutsyaayaam” by adding the suffix “rak”.<ref name=jha >Jha Srujan. Amarkosha online application</ref> It means sleep, sleepiness, sloth, dream, shutting, budding state, dead, dull, drowsiness etc.
 
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==Synonyms==
 
==Synonyms==
Shayanam, swapa, swapna/ swapnam, samvesha, tandra, supti,<ref name=jna/>  vaishnavi [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/33]
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Shayanam, swapa, swapna/ swapnam, samvesha, tandra, supti,<ref name=jha/>  vaishnavi [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/33]
    
==Physiology of sleep==  
 
==Physiology of sleep==  
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