Svarna, 厂惫补谤峁嘺, 厂惫补谤峁嚹�: 24 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Swarn.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ, 鈥淕old鈥�) is a synonym for Su惫补谤峁嘺. Gold is a variation of 鈥榤etal鈥� (诲丑腻迟耻/loha) from the sub-group named 艢uddhaloha, according to the 搁补蝉补辫谤补办腻艣补蝉耻诲丑腻办补谤补: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasa艣膩stra.
: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemySvarna refers to 鈥済old鈥�. (see Bhudeb Mookerji and his Rasajalanidhi)
: PMC: Therapeutic potentials of metals in ancient IndiaSvarna, the Sara Lauha is an important, noble metal known to Indians since antiquity. References can be traced back to Charaka and Sushruta Samhita where the noble metal has been attributed with a wide range of applications. The 鈥�Bhasma鈥� form of Gold is in metallic state. Various formulations of 鈥�Svarna鈥� are useful: Vrishya, Balya, Rasayana, Medhya, Ayushya, Ojo Vardhaka, Vayah sthapaka etc. and disease alleviators particularly in chronic debilitating diseases like Raja Yakshma, Swasa, Kasa, Pandu etc. Normal dose levels given for 鈥�Svarna Bhasma鈥� is 15 mg. to 30 mg.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) refers to 鈥済olden-colored (flowers)鈥�, which were commonly created using a recipe for manipulating the colour of flowers or fruits (on the tree) [惫补谤峁嘺-辫谤补惫补谤迟补苍补], according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap膩la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he white flowers of a tree turn into a golden colour (蝉惫补谤峁嘺-苍颈产丑补) if it is smeared at the roots with the mixture of Rubia cordifolia, red lead, milk, a kind of fragrant earth and flesh of pigeon鈥�.
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)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia厂惫补谤峁嚹� (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶�).鈥擜 celestial woman. By the blessings of Krau帽ca a daughter named V峁沶d膩 was born to 厂惫补谤峁嚹�. There were none who were not fascinated by her beauty. Once 艢ukra asked 厂惫补谤峁嚹�, and obtained V峁沶d膩, for the asura named Jalandhara. (Padma Pur膩峁嘺, Uttara Kha峁囜笉a, Chapter 4).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) refers to 鈥済old鈥�, representing a type of material for construction of a Li峁単a, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.22 while explaining the importance of the partaking of the Naivedya of 艢iva:鈥斺�淸...] with regard to the following phallic images viz:鈥擺...] 濒颈峁単补蝉 made of gold (厂惫补谤峁嘺-li峁単a) [...], the partaking of the Naivedya of 艢iva is on a par with the rite of C膩ndr膩ya峁嘺. Even the slayer of a brahmin if he partakes of the remains of the food offered to the God quells all his sins immediately [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index厂惫补谤峁嚹� (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶�).鈥擜 daughter of Samudra and wife of Pr膩c墨nabarhis.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 63. 25.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) [=厂惫补谤峁嘺ka?] refers to 鈥済old鈥�, representing the material to be used for the images (辫谤补迟颈尘腻) of the planets Mercury and Jupiter, according to the 驳谤补丑补艣腻苍迟颈 (cf. 驳谤补丑补测补箩帽补) section of the Y膩j帽avalkyasm峁泃i (1.295-309), preceded by the section called 惫颈苍腻测补办补办补濒辫补 (1.271-294), prescribing a rite to be offered to Vin膩yaka.鈥擺Images of and offerings to grahas]鈥擳he materials which are used to compose the images (辫谤补迟颈尘腻) of the grahas are prescribed: red copper (Sun), crystal (Moon), red sandal-wood (Mars), gold (Mercury and Jupiter) [i.e., 蝉惫补谤峁嘺办补鈥�蝉惫补谤峁嘺k膩d ubhau], silver (Venus), iron (Saturn), lead (R膩hu) and white copper (Ketu). Such prescriptions for the planetary images are not found in 驳峁沨测补 texts except in the 膧艣val膩yana驳峁沨测补pari艣i峁ａ弓a (2.3) where the materials are almost the same as those in Y膩j帽avalkyasm峁泃i, the only difference being the use of saffron for Mercury instead of gold. According to the 艢膩ntikalpa (13.3), red copper (Sun and Mars), gold (Mercury and Jupiter), silver (Moon and Venus), and black iron (Saturn, R膩hu, and Ketu) are used.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) refers to 鈥済old鈥�, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasa峁僪it膩: a Kubjik膩-Tripur膩 oriented Tantric Yoga text of the 峁岣峚nvaya艣膩mbhava tradition from South India.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸The intercourse (蝉补峁僩补)]:鈥擺...] The Yogin who has had sex with M膩y膩 should rub his semen mixed with gold (蝉惫补谤峁嘺), camphor and saffron on his own body: [his] beauty will become moon-like. [...]
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) refers to 鈥済old (ornaments)鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]鈥斺�淸...] The Dev墨s are white, red, yellow, and black, four-faced, four armed, three eyed, and in [their] hands bear golden hatchets, sticks and rosaries. [...] Seated on horseback, the Great Dev墨 [Apar膩jit膩] is adorned with many ornaments and resembles a broken sapphire [i.e., black]. [She is] adorned with four faces, four arms, three eyes, and holds a grass noose, a jewel, a bowl, and a mace. [She] stands firmly on a divine seat, clothed in gold clothes and gold ornaments (蝉惫补谤峁嘺-bh奴峁峁嘺-bh奴峁t膩). [...] [When one] worships and meditates on [the Dev墨s, as they] stand in the cardinal directions, [the Dev墨s grant the practitioner] the fruits of siddhi. [...]鈥�.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) refers to 鈥済old鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚n reality, there is no unity of the forms of matter and consciousness with regard to mundane bondage and the connection of these two is without a beginning like gold and a flaw in gold (蝉惫补谤峁嘺鈥�艣le峁岣� 蝉惫补谤峁嘺k膩likayor iva). In this world, the body which is material, absolutely immobile [and] without that which is conscious, becomes confused, through ignorance, with that which is conscious, formless and mobile鈥�.
Synonyms: K膩帽cana.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary厂惫补谤峁嘺.鈥攃f. 艣o峁嘺-vari (SITI), 蝉惫补谤峁嘺-vari, explained as 鈥榯ax payable in gold'; same as Tamil p艔n-vari; but cf. also 蝉耻惫补谤峁嘺- da峁囜笉a, profession-tax payable by the goldsmiths. Note: 蝉惫补谤峁嘺 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary蝉惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ).鈥攁nd other compounds with 蝉惫补谤峁嘺 See under the common word 蝉耻惫补谤峁嘺.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ).鈥擺su峁ａ弓hu ar峁噊 var峁噊 yasya]
1) Gold.
2) A golden coin.
3) A kind of red chalk (gaurika); 啶呧じ啷冟啷嵿啷嵿し啶班え啷嵿い啶� 啶оぞ啶班ぞ啶た啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶оぞ啶班ぞ 啶囙さ啶距啶侧ぞ啶� (as峁沰k峁ranti dh膩r膩bhi岣� 蝉惫补谤峁嘺dh膩r膩 iv膩cal膩岣�) 搁腻尘.7.7.15.
4) A kind of plant (Mar. 诲丑辞迟谤腻).
Derivable forms: 蝉惫补谤峁嘺m (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ).鈥攏.
(-谤峁嘺峁�) 1. Gold. 2. A gold coin. E. su excellent, 峁涐箛 to go or be, aff. ac .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ).鈥攊. e. 蝉耻-惫补谤峁嘺, n. Gold, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 25, 14; a gold coin, [Kath膩sarits膩gara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 22, 97.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ).鈥�( = 蝉耻惫补谤峁嘺) [neuter] gold (also ka [neuter]) or a cert. weight of gold (also [masculine]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ):鈥�m. (contracted from 蝉耻-惫补谤峁嘺) a [particular] Agni, [Hariva峁兣沘]
2) n. gold (as a weight = one Kar峁 of gold), [Y膩j帽avalkya; K膩vya literature; Kath膩sarits膩gara] etc.
3) a kind of red chalk, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
4) a kind of plant ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.], 鈥榓 kind of herb鈥�, = gaura-蝉耻惫补谤峁嘺 鈥榯he thorn-apple鈥�, 鈥榓 kind of cocoa palm鈥�, and 鈥榯he flower of Mesua Roxburghii鈥�), [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ):鈥�(谤峁嘺峁�) 1. n. Gold.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 厂辞峁囜箛补.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ) [Also spelled swarn]:鈥�(nm) gold; ~[办补峁嘺/办补峁噄办腻] a gold-particle; ~[办腻谤补] a goldsmith; ~[办腻谤墨] goldsmithy; —[箩补测补峁僼墨] golden jubilee: ~[箩耻丑墨] yellow jasmine; -[taskara] a gold smuggler; —[迟补蝉办补谤墨] gold-smuggling; -[patra] golden leaf; -[尘耻诲谤腻] a gold coin; -[yuga] the golden age; ~[惫补谤峁嘺] (of) golden (colour); ~[惫补谤峁嚹�] (a woman) of golden colour.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus厂惫补谤峁嘺 (嗖膏硩嗖掂舶喑嵿玻):鈥�
1) [noun] gold.
2) [noun] riches; wealth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary厂惫补谤峁嘺 (啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ):鈥攏. gold;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.1.29 < [Chapter 1 - The Worship of 艢r墨 Girir膩ja]
Verses 2.20.31-32 < [Chapter 20 - The R膩sa-dance Pastime]
Verse 6.7.14 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of 艢r墨 Rukmi峁嚹玗
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by 艢r墨la R奴pa Gosv膩m墨)
Verse 2.4.263 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vy膩bhic膩ri-bh膩va)]
Verse 2.4.265 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vy膩bhic膩ri-bh膩va)]
Verse 2.4.260 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vy膩bhic膩ri-bh膩va)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 4 - J膩landhara鈥檚 Marriage and Consecration < [Section 6 - Uttara-Kha峁囜笉a (Concluding Section)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.52 < [Section VI - Rules Regarding Marriage]
Role of mercury in svarna vanga preparation < [Volume 4 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1985]
Svarna 鈥� vanga 鈥� a short duration toxicity study < [Volume 5 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 1985]
Pharmaceutical standardization of 厂惫补谤峁嘺 va峁単a < [Volume 33 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2013]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Pyrite (makshika) < [Chapter II - Uparasa (2): Makshika (pyrites)]
Part 1 - Characteristics of Gairaka (red ochre) < [Chapter IX - Uparasa (10): Gairika (red ochre)]
Part 1 - Characteristics of Bimala or Vimala (pyrites with red tints) < [Chapter III - Uparasa (3): Bimala or Vimala (pyrites with red tints)]
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