Vishavidya, Viṣavidyā, Visha-vidya: 8 definitions

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Vishavidya 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.

The Sanskrit term Viṣavidyā can be transliterated into English as Visavidya or Vishavidya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या) refers to the ancient Indian study of Toxicology.— Vedas, being the fountainhead of all our knowledge and culture, it is but inevitable that Toxicology, variously reckoned as Agadatantra, or Sarpavidyā or Viṣavidyā—is also sourced from the Ṛgveda and Atharva veda. Snakes, in general are venomous and hence a study of sarpas presupposes a knowledge of viṣavidyā—also known as gāruḍīvidyā. [...] The Āstīkaparva of the Mahābhārata (I.20.14-16) mentions that Brahmā taught the Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā to Kāśyapa to save the near extinction of the snake community which was being slaughtered in Janamejaya’s sarpasatra.

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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.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या, the ‘science of poison’) is enumerated with other sciences in the Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra (x. 75). Cf. Vidyā.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या).—cure of poison.

Viṣavidyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and vidyā (विद्या).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या).—f.

(-dyā) The administration of antidotes, the cure of poisons by drugs or charms. E. viṣa poison, vidyā science.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या).—[feminine] toxicology.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या):—[=viṣa-vidyā] [from viṣa > viṣ] f. ‘p°-science’, the administration of antidotes, cure of p° by drugs or charms, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣavidyā (विषविद्या):—[viṣa-vidyā] (dyā) 1. f. The administration of antidotes or charms.

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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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