Pushparaga, 笔耻峁补谤腻驳补, Pushpa-raga: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 can be transliterated into English as Pusparaga or Pushparaga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距, 鈥淭opaz鈥�):鈥擮ne of the nine gems (navaratna) according to the 13th century Rasaprak膩艣asudh膩kara. It also known by the name 笔耻峁补办补 (啶啶粪啶).
The Topaz (辫耻峁补谤腻驳补) has Pharmaco-therapeutic properties has possesses 诲墨辫补苍补 and 辫腻肠补苍补 effects. It also destroys the following conditions:
- 办补辫丑补-诲辞峁 and 惫腻迟补-诲辞峁,
- 办耻峁ａ弓丑补-谤辞驳补 and chardi-roga (vamana).
It is highly recommended for the persons suffering from 尘补苍诲腻驳苍颈, 诲腻丑补 (buring sansation), 尘奴迟谤补办峁沜肠丑谤补 (difficulty in mituration) and it may be used by the persons in all times (seasons).
Superior: The Topaz is considered superior, and recommended for use, when the following properties can be described about the form of the gem: Clear, big (thick) and heavy in weight, having greasy surface, yellow in colour (like the flowers of 办补谤峁噄办腻谤补), not titled or unstraight, smooth and soft.
Inferior: When possessed of the following characteristics, the Topaz is considered inferior and is not considered good for internal use and should not be given to 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 also for 诲腻峁嘺 purpose: Dry and rough on surface, yellow, blackish, whitish, or orange coloured, dull in appearance, associated with 诲辞峁 (defects/bad characteristics) and without shining.
: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距) refers to 鈥渢opazes鈥� for which alchemical formulas are provided in order to create these gems, according to the 痴腻诲补办丑补峁囜笉补 section of the 搁补蝉补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 (lit. 鈥渏ewel mine of mercury鈥�): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityan膩tha.鈥擵erses 1-40 of chapter 19 continues with a series of formulations for creating gems. These formulations stand on their own and do not seem to be integrated into a larger alchemical programme of making mercurial elixirs. The gems to be created include [topazes (辫耻峁补谤腻驳补)], [...] None of the recipes for producing these gems are found in any other Sanskrit alchemical work.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距).鈥攎 S A topaz or Opal beryl?
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English辫耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距).鈥�m A topaz or Opal beryl.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距).鈥攁 topaz.
Derivable forms: 辫耻峁补谤腻驳补岣� (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距啶�).
笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补 and 谤腻驳补 (啶班ぞ啶�). See also (synonyms): 辫耻峁补r膩ja.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距) or Pu峁ajaga.鈥攎.
(-ja or 驳补岣�) A topaz. E. 辫耻峁补 a flower, and 谤腻驳补 colour.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距).鈥攎. a topaz, [Raghuva峁兣沘, (ed. Stenzler.)] 18, 31.
笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补 and 谤腻驳补 (啶班ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距).鈥擺masculine] topaz.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距):鈥擺=辫耻峁补-谤腻驳补] [from 辫耻峁补 > pu峁�] m. 鈥榝掳-hued鈥�, a topaz, [Var膩ha-mihira]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距):鈥擺辫耻峁补-谤腻驳补] (驳补岣�) 1. m. A topaz.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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 corpus笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖舶嗖距矖):鈥擺noun] a silicate of aluminum and fluorine, usu. containing hydroxyl and occurring in white, yellow, pale-blue or pale-green orthorhombic crystals, used as a gem.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 (啶啶粪啶ぐ啶距):鈥攏. a topaz;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pushpa, Raga.
Starts with: Pushparagaprakara, Pushparakam, Pushparakanilam.
Full-text (+15): Pushyaraga, Pushparaja, Pushparakam, Pushparakanilam, Pushpa, Nayanatton, Malutaikkantan, Pushparag, Putparakam, Kasaru, Pushpajaga, Pushkaraja, Pushyarakam, Pitamani, Purutarakam, Kanakapushparakam, Tatukkalaiyon, Cancalaicivakan, Pushparagaprakara, Gururatna.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Topaz (pushparaga) < [Chapter XXIV - Gems (14): Pushparaga (topaz)]
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Chapter LXXIV - Tests of topas (puspa-raga) < [Agastya Samhita]
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A review article on rasatarangini < [2023: Volume 12, January issue 1]
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