Gauripashana, Ҳܰīṣāṇ, Gauri-pashana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ҳܰīṣāṇ can be transliterated into English as Gauripasana or Gauripashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraҲܰīṣāṇ (गौरीपाषा�) refers to “arsenic stone� or “white arsenic�. It is a term used in Rasaśāstra literature, such as the 13th-century Rasaratnasamuccaya.
: Ancient Science of Life: Critical Review of Rasaratna SamuccayaҲܰīṣāṇ (गौरीपाषा�) refers to “arsenic�, and mentioned in the Rasaratnasamuccaya: a 13th century C.E. alchemical treatise, authored by Vāgbhaṭa, is a useful compilation related to preparation and properties of drugs of mineral and metallic origin.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲܰīṣāṇ (गौरीपाषा�):—[=ܰī-ṣāṇ] [from gaurī > gaura] m. white arsenic, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusҲܰīṣāṇ (ಗೌರೀಪಾಷಾ�):—[noun] a silvery-white, brittle, very poisonous chemical element, compounds of which are used in making insecticides, glass, medicines, semiconductors, etc. (symbol, As); arsenic.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (102): Sannipata-sudana rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Part 36 - Treatment for indigestion (34): Vadavanani rasa < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
Treatment for fever (103): Shiva-prasadana rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Gauripashana (arsenic stone) < [Chapter XVII - Uparasa (18): Gauripashana (arsenic stone)]
Part 2 - Purification of arsenic stone < [Chapter XVII - Uparasa (18): Gauripashana (arsenic stone)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Shodhana procedure of various visha andamp; upvisha in ayurveda < [2018: Volume 7, February special issue 4]
Comperehencive review of sankhiya < [2020: Volume 9, October issue 12]
A review on chronic toxicity of arsenic < [2023: Volume 12, September special issue 16]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Critical review on malla as per classics < [2020, Issue 4, April]
Rasadravya vargeekarana concept and relevance < [2017, Issue II February,]
A critical review of satvapatana according to various rasashastra texts < [2023, Issue 03, March]
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
4. Decsription of the Uparasa Materials < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya—a pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]
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