Vishuci, վṣūc, վūī: 10 definitions
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Vishuci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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 վṣūc can be transliterated into English as Visuci or Vishuci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishuchi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexվṣūc (विषूचि).—Queen of Viraja, and mother of a hundred sons and one daughter.1 Mother of Viṣvaksena.2

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraվūī (विसूची) refers to “cholera� and is caused by 峾īṇa type of indigestion (īṇa), as defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 4).—Accordingly, “in ūī disease, (wind), vehementhy in excess, due to indigestion, gives rise to pricking sensation all over the body. Those who are acquainted with the principles of hygiene and medicine and follow them strictly are rarely attacked with this disease (except by infection). The victims of this disease are generally those persons who cannot control their desire and are greedy.�.
Symptoms of ūī:—“loss of consciousness, severe movement of the bowels, vomiting, thirst, pain resembling colic in the abdomen, giddiness, cramps in the hands and the feet, yawning, sensation of heat, discolouration, shivering, and pain in the breast and the head�.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)վūī (विसूची) or վūīroga refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ѳܳī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Ѳܳī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term վūī-roga in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads�ūīroge muṣṭiyogakathanañca.

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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryվṣūc (विषूचि).—Mind (manas); अन्तःपुर� � हृदय� विषूचिर्मन उच्यते (antaḥpura� ca hṛdaya� viṣūcirmana ucyate) Bhāgavata 4.29.16.
Derivable forms: ṣūc� (विषूचि�).
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վūī (विसूची).—Cholera; सूचीभिरि� गात्राणि तुदन� संतिष्ठतेऽनिलः � यस्याजीर्णे� सा वैद्यैर्विसूचीति निगद्यते (sūcībhiriva gātrāṇi tudan saṃtiṣṭhate'nila� | yasyājīrṇena sā vaidyairūīti nigadyate) Bhāva P.
See also (synonyms): ū.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣūcī (विषूची).—v. ṣvñ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վṣūc (विषूचि):—[from ṣu] m. or f. = manas, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) վṣūcī (विषूची):—[from ṣu] a f. See under ṣvñ, [column]2.
3) [from ṣvñ > ṣu] b f. the cholera (= ṣūc q.v.), [Suśruta; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
4) վūī (विसूची):—[=-ūī] [from -ūԲ] [wrong reading] for -�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣu (विषुचि):�(�) 2. m. The mind.
[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 corpusվṣūc (ವಿಷೂಚಿ):—[noun] a disease characterised by frequent vomits and loose discharge or evacuation of bowels.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexiconվṣūc (விஷூசி) noun < ṣūcī. Cholera; விஷபேத�. [vishapethi.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vishucike, Vishucina, Vishucinagra, Vishucinakarana, Vishucita, Visucika.
Full-text: Visucika, Vishvanc, Vishucike, Asunva, Visuciroga, Abhiyuj, Abhicakshana, Vishtabdha, Vishtabdhajirna, Amajirna, Jaratpitta, Vishvac, Vidagdha, Vidagdhajirna, Ama, Vishvaksena, Viraja.
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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
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