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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. | 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= | Shayanam, swapa, swapna/ swapnam, samvesha, tandra, supti,<ref name=jha/> vaishnavi [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/33] | ||
==Physiology of sleep== | ==Physiology of sleep== | ||