Raktagandhaka, Rakta-gandhaka: 6 definitions
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Raktagandhaka 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraRaktagandhaka (रक्तगन्धक, “red sulphur”):—One of the four varieties of Gandhaka (‘sulphur’), which is part of the uparasa group of eight minerals, according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasaśāstra. It has a red color and is used for the Rasabandhana process.
Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 6Raktagandhaka is a variety of Gandhaka (“Sulphur”).—Raktagandhaka looks red like lākṣārasa (melted lac), the same is called Śukatuṇḍa. It gives colours to the metals and also makes rasabandhana (solidification of mercury).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktagandhaka (रक्तगन्धक).—myrrh.
Derivable forms: raktagandhakam (रक्तगन्धकम्).
Raktagandhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and gandhaka (गन्धक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktagandhaka (रक्तगन्धक):—[=rakta-gandhaka] [from rakta > raj] n. myrrh, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Gandhaka, Rakta.
Full-text: Gandhaka.
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