Surasava, Sura-asava, Surāsava, Surāsavā: 8 definitions
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Surasava 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)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaSurāsavā (सुरासवा) refers to a type of drink, according to the Suśrutasaṃhitā Sūtrasthāna 45.187, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—According to Ayurvedic Saṃhita treatises, intoxicating drinks can be prepared with rice (surā), sugar (śārkara), and unboiled juice of sugarcane (śīdhu). According to Suśruta, in the preparation of these drinks, when surā is used instead of water it was called surāsavā. Liquors were also prepared with madhūka flowers and honey.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySurāsava (सुरासव).—spirituous liquor.
Derivable forms: surāsavaḥ (सुरासवः).
Surāsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms surā and āsava (आसव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySurāsava (सुरासव).—n.
(-vaṃ) Spirituous liquor, the produce of rapid distillation. E. surā, āsava spirits.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySurāsava (सुरासव).—i. e. surā-āsava, n. Spirituous liquor, Mahābhārata 13, 4737.
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Surāsava (सुरासव).—n. an inebriating liquor, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 95.
Surāsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms surā and āsava (आसव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySurāsava (सुरासव).—[masculine] [neuter] an intoxicating decoction.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Surāsava (सुरासव):—[from surā] mn. beer or sp° liq° produced by the fermentation of unripe corn, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
2) [=surā-sava] [from surāsava > surā] n. Surā and Āsava, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] sp° liq°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySurāsava (सुरासव):—[surā+sava] (vaṃ) 1. n. Rapidly distilled liquor.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sura, Asava, Shava.
Starts with: Surasavati.
Full-text: Puraskara, Asava, Sidhu, Sura, Madhuka, Sharkara, Gauda, Pishaca, Daiva.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.95 < [Section VIII - Expiation of drinking Wine (surā)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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Chapter XLVII - Symptoms and Treatment of Alcoholism (Panatyaya) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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