Alternative spellings of this word include Pachita.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Pācita (पाचित) refers to “having boiled” (powdered ingredients), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.27-b-28a: “The victim must be bathed with water and milk in which the powder of Vacā, Ugravallī, garlic, salt have been thoroughly boiled (pācita)”.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pacita : (pp. of pacati) cooked.

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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 Dictionary

pācita (पाचित).—p S Dressed or cooked. Ex. tailapācita or ghṛtapācita Dressed with oil or ghee; brāhmaṇapācita or strīpācita Dressed by a Brahman or a female.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Pacitabba, Pacitam.

Ends with: Anapacita, Angaraparipacita, Anupacita, Apacita, Kantakapacita, Natyapacita, Pacapacita, Paripacita, Samupacita, Sopacita, Supacita, Upacita, Utpacita.

Full-text: Utpacita, Pacitam, Kancika, Payas, Pac.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.1.161 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]

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