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Vishanashana, վṣaśԲ, Visha-nashana: 7 definitions

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Vishanashana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term վṣaśԲ can be transliterated into English as Visanasana or Vishanashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishanashana in Ayurveda glossary

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

վṣaśԲ (विषनाश�) refers to the “quelling of venom�, as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The decoded mantras are for those aspirants who may use it under the guidance of an able / qualified preceptor after due procedures of initiation or īṣ�. Regarding the Vāsuki-ṣaharaṇa-mantra (VII. 5-6) it says: “The venom of Vāsuki is quelled (ṣaśԲ) by uttering the mantra as thunder or śī (dzܻ)�.

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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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishanashana in Jainism glossary
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

վṣaśԲ (विषनाश�) refers to “poison antidote� one of the eight types of extraordinary healing (ṣa), which itself is a subclass of the eight ṛd󾱲 (extraordinary powers). These powers can be obtained by the Ārya (civilized people) in order to produce worldly miracles. The Āryas represent one of the two classes of human beings according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.46, the other being Mleccha (barbarians).

What is meant by extraordinary power to heal by poison antidote (ṣaśԲ-riddhi)? It is the extraordinary power of an ascetic which makes the poison (given to him in food) to him as inactive.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishanashana in Biology glossary
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vishanashana in India is the name of a plant defined with Albizia lebbeck in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feuilleea lebbek Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Species Plantarum.
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishanashana in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṣaśԲ (विषनाश�).—m.

(-Բ�) 1. A tree, (Mimosa sirisa.) 2. An antidote. n.

(-Բ�) Removing or curing poison. E. ṣa poison, and śԲ destroying.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) վṣaśԲ (विषनाश�):—[=ṣa-śԲ] [from ṣa > vi�] m. ‘id.�, Mimosa Sirissa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] n. removing or curing p°, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṣaśԲ (विषनाश�):—[ṣa-śԲ] (Բ�) 1. m. A mimosa. a. Antidote. n. Neutralizing a poison.

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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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