Visahara, Visāhāra, Vishahara, Viṣaharā, Visha-hara: 12 definitions
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Visahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Viṣaharā can be transliterated into English as Visahara or Vishahara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaViṣahara (विषहर) refers to “that which treats poison”, 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).—In the Añjana or Collyrium segment of the eighth Adhyāya, Kāśyapa prescribes eight types of permutation and combination of herbs that effectively arrest poison. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.39b-40), “Arjuna, Kuṣṭha, Nata, Vyoma, Tulasī, Śāribā, Dhana, Helā, Hiṅgu,Vacā,Yaṣṭhi,Vilaṅga, Sindhu, honey boiled in the latex of Palāśa and salt water and stored in the horn of a cow, applied as collyrium treats poison effectively (viṣahara)”.
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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVisāhāra, (visa+āhāra, or vi+saṃ+āhāra) distractedness, perturbation; neg. a° balance Dhs. 11, 15. (Page 640)
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 Dictionaryviṣahara (विषहर) [or विषहारक, viṣahāraka].—or viṣāpahāraka a S That removes the effects of poison, alexipharmic.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishviṣahara (विषहर) [-hāraka, -हारक].—a Alexipharmic.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣaharā (विषहरा).—An epithet of the goddess Manasā.
Viṣaharā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and harā (हरा). See also (synonyms): viṣaharī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣahara (विषहर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) An antidote, removing venom. f. (-rā or rī) The goddess of the serpent race, the sister of Vasuki, and wife of Jaratkaru. E. viṣa venom, hṛ to take, aff. ap or ṭac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣahara (विषहर).—i. e. viṣa-hṛ + a, I. adj. Removing venom. Ii. f. rā and rī, The goddess of the serpent race, the sister of Vāsuki.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣahara (विषहर).—[feminine] ī removing poison.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣahara (विषहर):—[=viṣa-hara] [from viṣa > viṣ] mf(ā or ī)n. removing venom, antidotal, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] f(ā or ī). the goddess who protects from the venom of snakes (See viṣa-dhātrī, manasā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣahara (विषहर):—[viṣa-hara] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. An andidote. f. Goddess of serpents.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusViṣahara (ವಿಷಹರ):—[noun] that which counteracts a poison; an antidote.
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)
Starts with: Vishahara-bhoga, Vishaharacikitsa, Vishaharamantraprayoga, Vishaharamantraushadha, Vishaharamriga, Vishaharana, Vishaharanamantra, Vishaharatantra, Vishaharaushadha.
Full-text: Vishaharacikitsa, Vishaharamantraushadha, Vishaharamantraprayoga, Sarpavishaharamantra, Vishahara-bhoga, Vishahari, Pitaram, Visha-vritti, Pitaran, Lipta, Alepa, Lepa, Lepana, Astika.
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