Tikshnagni, Tikshna-agni, Tīkṣṇāgni: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Tīkṣṇāgni can be transliterated into English as Tiksnagni or Tikshnagni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaTīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि) refers to a “high temperature” and is a symptom caused by snake-bites (such as the Romamaṇḍalī-snakes), 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).—Accordingly, the symptoms are described as follows: “Itching sensation. Diminishing vision, pungent taste in the tongue, numbness in te knees, severe cold, high temperature (tīkṣṇāgni) and red complexion, heat in the region of the heart (High BP or cardiac arrest?) and falling of hair”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: PMC: Formation and validation of questionnaire to assess JāṭharāgniTīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि).—One of the four states of Jāṭharāgni (digestive system);—The word Tīkṣṇa means intense. Tīkṣṇāgni will digest even large amount of food quickly. It is capable of tolerating all types of irregularities in the diet. It is influenced by pitta-doṣa which is the cause of its intense nature. If the intensity of Tīkshnāgni is high and sufficient food is not supplied, it causes tissue destruction. Further, it has three varieties based on its degree of intensity viz., tīkṣṇa which digests the food quickly; atyagni or bhasmaka caused by not leveling Tīkshnāgni; tīkṣṇatama is the effect of not levelling aṭyagni where the person is never satisfied with any quantity of food consumed. This produces burning sensation besides dryness in throat-palate-lips and pyrexia.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Tīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि):—Excessive digestive power
2) The state in which the action of Agni is considerably intensified due to dominant influence of Pitta.
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 dictionaryTīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि).—dyspepsia, heartburn.
Derivable forms: tīkṣṇāgniḥ (तीक्ष्णाग्निः).
Tīkṣṇāgni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tīkṣṇa and agni (अग्नि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि).—m.
(-gniḥ) Heart-burn, despepsia. E. tīkṣṇa, and agni digestion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि):—[from tīkṣṇa] m. ‘acrid gastric juice’, dyspepsia, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇāgni (तीक्ष्णाग्नि):—[tīkṣṇā+gni] (gniḥ) 2. m. Heartburn.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTīkṣṇāgni (ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಗ್ನಿ):—[noun] the digestive faculty, esp. the bile that helps in digestion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tikshna, Agni, Ani.
Full-text: Jatharagni, Agniviruddha.
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