Rasendra, Rasa-indra: 11 definitions

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1. Shaivism
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In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) refers to 鈥渕ercury鈥�, according to the Kul膩r峁嘺va-tantra 14.89.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淛ust as iron penetrated by mercury (rasendra) becomes gold, even so a soul penetrated by initiation becomes divine鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渓ord of essences (i.e., mercury)鈥� 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.鈥擳he 搁补蝉补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 consists of five parts (办丑补峁囜笉补蝉). The second section [i.e., the 谤补蝉别苍诲谤补-办丑补峁囜笉补] is dedicated to medical treatment with mercurials, a topic briefly introduced in the Rasendrac奴岣嵞乵a峁噄 by Somadeva, but treated much more extensively here.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)

1) Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) or Rasendrarasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to N峁泂i峁僪a Kavir膩ja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨 manuscript, consisting of 5,586 艣濒辞办补蝉 (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 Rasendrarasa in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�谤补蝉别苍诲谤补谤补蝉补惫颈诲丑腻苍补尘.

2) Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) [=艣谤墨谤补蝉别苍诲谤补] refers to one of the topics discussed in the 搁补蝉补办补耻尘耻诲墨.鈥擳he 搁补蝉补办补耻尘耻诲墨 by M膩dhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he complete entry reads: (1) 艣谤墨谤补蝉别苍诲谤补岣� (2) 谤补蝉别苍诲谤补驳耻峁璱办腻 (3) mah膩谤补蝉别苍诲谤补驳耻峁璱办腻 (4) 谤补蝉别苍诲谤补驳耻岣峣办腻.

3) Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) or Rasendragu岣峣k膩 also refers to one of the topics discussed in the 驰辞驳腻尘峁泃补, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gop膩la Sena, Kavir膩ja, of Dv膩randh膩. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he complete entry reads: (1) 谤补蝉别苍诲谤补驳耻岣峣办腻 (2) v峁沨ad谤补蝉别苍诲谤补驳耻岣峣办腻 (3) 谤补蝉别苍诲谤补濒补耻丑补岣�.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ).鈥�

1) mercury.

2) the philosopher's stone (the touch of which is said to turn iron into gold); 掳啶掂啶о啶, 啶膏啶溹ぞ啶むぎ啷� (vedhajam, sa峁僯膩tam) the gold.

Derivable forms: 谤补蝉别苍诲谤补岣� (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶�).

Rasendra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rasa and indra (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ).鈥攎.

(-苍诲谤补岣�) 1. Quicksilver. 2. The philosopher鈥檚 stone, the touch of which turns iron to gold. E. rasa a mineral and indra best.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攎ed. Cop. 105. This name hardly correct.

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

1) Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺from rasa > ras] m. 鈥榗hief of fluids鈥�, quicksilver, [Ca峁囜笉a-kau艣ika]

2) [v.s. ...] the philosopher鈥檚 stone (the touch of which turns iron to gold), [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺rase+ndra] (苍诲谤补岣�) 1. m. Quicksilver; the philosopher鈥檚 stone.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Rasendra (啶班じ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 搁补蝉颈峁僤补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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7. Rasa and Rasaka according to Rasaratna-samuccaya < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya鈥攁 pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]

9. Introduction to the Rasa-shastra texts < [Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra]

1. Technical Terms in the Rasaratna-samuccaya < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya鈥攁 pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]

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Part 3 - Etymologial significance of the different names of Mercury < [Chapter III - Parada (Mercury)]

Part 2 - Different kinds of Mercury < [Chapter III - Parada (Mercury)]

Part 1 - Synonyms and Characteristics of Parada (mercury) < [Chapter III - Parada (Mercury)]

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