Maheshvarakavaca, ś첹, Maheshvara-kavaca: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ś첹 can be transliterated into English as Mahesvarakavaca or Maheshvarakavaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Maheshvarakavacha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)ś첹 (माहेश्वरकव�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the ۴Dz峾ṛt, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The ۴Dz峾ṛt is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 śǰ첹.—The catalogue includes the term—ś첹� in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: ś첹� .

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: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumś첹 (माहेश्वरकव�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] Stein 233.
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.
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Partial matches: Maheshvara, Kakaca.
Full-text: Maheshvara.
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