Niyamana, Niyāmana: 22 definitions
Introduction:
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Alternative spellings of this word include Niyaman.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraNiyāmana (नियामन):—Seventh of the eighteen Saṃskāra (special purification process). They are used to purify rasa (mercury) as per Rasaśāstra literature (Medicinal Alchemy), and are mentioned in texts such as the Rasaprakāśasudhākara. In Āyurveda, Saṃskāra refers to the “detoxification” process of metals and herbs. The Niyāmana-saṃskāra is commonly used for Dravya-karma and Rasāyana-karma, but also to change (rasa) in its undesired properties and to improve its Bubhukṣā. In other words: the first eight saṃskāras are sequentially used to purify and detoxify mercury in preparation for internal use. Niyāmana refers to the process of the ‘restraining’ of mercury, which reduces its motility, raises its temperature of evaporation and renders it lustrous in appearance, by soaking it in a bath of alkaline and herbal substances, and then steaming it.
Source: Google Books: The Alchemical BodyNiyamana, “regulation” or “restraint,” reduces the motility of mercury (which it has recovered through the previous saṃskāra), raising its temperature of evaporation and rendering it lustrous in appearance. This is done by soaking mercury in a bath of alkaline and herbal substances and then steaming it.
Source: archive.org: History of Indian Science Technology (rasashastra)Niyamana (नियमन, “restraining”) represents to the seventh of eighteen alchemical purification processes of mercury (mahārasa, rasendra or pārada). A religio-philosophic base was given to mercury-based alchemy in India. Mercury was looked upon as the essence of God Śiva, and sulphur as that of Goddess Pārvatī.
Mercury had to undergo 18 processes (e.g., niyamana) before it could be used for transforming either metals or the human body. A combination of male and female principles (i.e. mercury and sulphur) forming cinnabar or mercuric sulphide or even of mercury and mica, was supposed to be highly potent and was therefore consumed as a Rasāyana or medicine for increasing body fluids or vitality. The earliest mention of Rasāyana was found in Āyurveda which was probably composed by 8th or 9th century BC, since it was a part of Atharvaveda, the last of the four Vedas.
Source: Academia.edu: Ayurveda and Pharmaceutics (rasashastra)Niyamana (restraining).—One of the eight Aṣṭasamskāra, or, processes that render mercury fit for internal use. These Aṣṭasamskāra of pārada (eight detoxification techniques for mercury) are mandatory before mercury is used in the pharmaceutical preparations. Niyamana and dīpana processes are done using Ḍolayantra with some herbs like Eclipta alba, garlic, pepper, drumsticks etc.
Source: CCRAS: Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India, Appendix INiyāmana (नियामन):—The seventh of the eight purification steps of Pārada (mercury), also known as the Aṣṭasaṃskāra.—Prepare kalka of the ingredients numbered [ii] to [vii], add with Pārada and prepare a poṭṭalī. Suspend the poṭṭalī in a Dolā-yantra containing Kāñji and boil. Remove Pārada and kalka, wash carefully with warm water and collect Pārada. (see the Rasahṛdayatantra 2.10: a 10th-century Sanskrit alchemical treatise by Govinda Bhagavatpāda).
Ingredients:
- Pārada [Mercury] (1 part),
- Phaṇi [Nāgavallī] (1/16th part of the Leaves),
- Laśuna (1/16th part of the Bulbs),
- Ambujā (1/16th part),
- Karkoṭi (1/16th part),
- Mārkava [Bhṛṅgarāja] (1/16th part of the Whole plant),
- Ciñcikā [Ciñcā ] (1/16th part of the Leaves),
- Kāñji (quantum satis).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsNiyamana (नियमन):—One of the mercurial procesess by which the mercury is restrained from the hyper reactive state achieved during rodhana / bodhana process
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birchniyamana (मनोवृत्ति) refers to the “restraining (of the activities of mind)”, according to the Siddhasiddhāntapaddhati (2.33).—Accordingly, “Niyama is [so-called because of its] restraining (niyamana) of the activities of mind. [It includes] dwelling in an isolated place; no contact [with people]; detachment”.
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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryniyamana : (nt.) fixing; settling; definition.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNiyamana, (nt.) (Sk. niyamana, to niyameti) fixing, settling, definition, explanation in detail Miln. 352 (lakkha-n° aiming at the target); VvA. 22 (visesattha°); 231, PvA. 255 (so read for nigamana?). (Page 368)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniyamana (नियमन).—n S Restraining, controlling, regulating, ruling.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniyamana (नियमन).—n Restraining, controlling.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiyamana (नियमन).—
1) Checking, punishing, restraining, subduing; नियमनादसतां च नराधिपः (niyamanādasatāṃ ca narādhipaḥ) R.9.6.
2) Restriction, limitation.
3) Humiliation.
4) A precept, fixed rule.
5) Binding, tying down.
Derivable forms: niyamanam (नियमनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyamana (नियमन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Precept, fixed practice or rule. 2. Binding. 3. Restraining, checking. E. ni before, yam to restrain, affix bhāve lyuṭ.
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Nīyamāna (नीयमान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Being sought or obtained. 2. Being taken away, E. nī to obtain, śānac aff. yak inserted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyamana (नियमन).—[ni-yam + ana], I. adj. Subduing, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 10684. Ii. n. 1. Subduing, Mahābhārata 3, 1075. 2. Restriction, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 137.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyamana (नियमन).—[adjective] restraining, subduing; [neuter] also limiting, defining.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niyamana (नियमन):—[=ni-yamana] [from ni-yam] mfn. subduing, taming, overpowering, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the act of subduing etc., [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] restriction, limitation, definition, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Kāvyaprakāśa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] precept, fixed practice or rule, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] coercion, humiliation, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
6) Niyāmana (नियामन):—[=ni-yāmana] [from ni-yam] ([probably]) [wrong reading] for ni-yamana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niyamana (नियमन):—[ni-yamana] (naṃ) 1. n. Binding; restraining; a precept.
2) Nīyamāna (नीयमान):—[nī-yamāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) p. Being taken.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niyamana (नियमन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiamaṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiyamana (नियमन) [Also spelled niyaman]:—(nm) regulation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiyamana (ನಿಯಮನ):—[noun] ನಿಯಮ - [niyama -] 1, 3 & 9.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 9 - Mercurial operations (7): Restraint of Mercury (niyamana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Part 2 - Eighteen different kinds of Mercurial operations < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.89.6 < [Sukta 89]
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The Bako-brahmā-sutta < [Part 16 - Obtaining the immense longevity and immense radiance of the Buddhas]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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