Shoshini, 艢辞峁峁嚹�: 5 definitions
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Shoshini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 艢辞峁峁嚹� can be transliterated into English as Sosini or Shoshini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra艢辞峁峁嚹� (啶多啶粪た啶｀):鈥擮ne of the sixty-seven 惭补丑补耻峁诲丑颈, as per Rasa艣膩stra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as 蝉奴迟补-bandhana and 尘腻谤补峁嘺.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index艢辞峁峁嚹� (啶多啶粪た啶｀).鈥擜 艣akti on the Geya cakra.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 19. 65.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: eScholarship: G膩ru岣峚 Medicine (yoga)艢辞峁峁嚹� (啶多啶粪た啶｀) refers to 鈥渄esiccating鈥� and represents one of the 笔补帽肠补诲丑腻谤补峁嚹� or 鈥渇ive-fold meditation on the elements鈥�, according to the Vivekam膩rta峁囜笉a (or Gorak峁艣ataka), one of the earliest text on Ha峁環ayoga.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪tabilizing, supporting, and burning as well as desiccating (艣辞峁峁嚹�); this is the five-fold meditation on the elements鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢辞峁峁嚹� (啶多啶粪た啶｀).鈥擡ther.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢辞峁峁嚹� (啶多啶粪た啶｀):鈥擺from 艣o峁n > 艣o峁] f. ether (one of the five Dh膩ra峁嚹乻), [Catalogue(s)]
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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Full-text: Shoshin, Mahaushadhi, Varishoshini.
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