Vishavidya, 痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻, Visha-vidya: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 can be transliterated into English as Visavidya or Vishavidya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�) refers to the ancient Indian study of Toxicology.鈥� Vedas, being the fountainhead of all our knowledge and culture, it is but inevitable that Toxicology, variously reckoned as Agadatantra, or Sarpa惫颈诲测腻 or 痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻鈥攊s also sourced from the 峁歡veda and Atharva veda. Snakes, in general are venomous and hence a study of sarpas presupposes a knowledge of 惫颈峁惫颈诲测腻鈥攁lso known as 驳腻谤耻岣嵞玽颈诲测腻. [...] The 膧st墨kaparva of the Mah膩bh膩rata (I.20.14-16) mentions that Brahm膩 taught the 痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 or Sarpa惫颈诲测腻 to K膩艣yapa to save the near extinction of the snake community which was being slaughtered in Janamejaya鈥檚 sarpasatra.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�, the 鈥榮cience of poison鈥�) is enumerated with other sciences in the 膧艣惫补濒腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补-蝉奴迟谤补 (x. 75). Cf. 痴颈诲测腻.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�).鈥攃ure of poison.
痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 惫颈峁 and 惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�).鈥攆.
(-诲测腻) The administration of antidotes, the cure of poisons by drugs or charms. E. 惫颈峁 poison, 惫颈诲测腻 science.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�).鈥擺feminine] toxicology.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺=惫颈峁-惫颈诲测腻] [from 惫颈峁 > vi峁�] f. 鈥榩掳-science鈥�, the administration of antidotes, cure of p掳 by drugs or charms, [膧艣惫补濒腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补-蝉奴迟谤补]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫颈诲测腻 (啶掂た啶粪さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺惫颈峁-惫颈诲测腻] (诲测腻) 1. f. The administration of antidotes or charms.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Visha, Vidya.
Full-text (+1141): Sarpavidya, Vishavaidya, Vakula, Shariba, Kantakari, Kurukullamantra, Sarpoccatanamantra, Netramantra, Padamantra, Sarpakarshanamantra, Stotramantra, Cintamanimantra, Vahniyantra, Sarpakarshana, Sarpasamhara, Akhucchatanamantra, Veda, Phanivadhayantra, Vishastobha, Bhutayantra.
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