RULE id: sneha (2058) SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p087) SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE) CONCEPT: sneha STATUS: traditional ASSERTIONS: - [definition] Sneha means oil, butter, or any similar substance; rūkṣa (dryness) is defined as the absence of sneha -- p.vol_I_p087 "dryness could be related to oil or butter or any other similar substance, the common name for which is 'sneha' i.e. the absence of 'sneha' is also a form of dry" CITED_RULES: - rūkṣa (definition) CONFIDENCE: traditional PROTECT: false