Vishahari, Visha-hari, Viṣaharī, Vishaharin, Visha-harin, Viṣahārin: 3 definitions
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Vishahari 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 terms Viṣaharī and Viṣahārin can be transliterated into English as Visahari or Vishahari or Visaharin or Vishaharin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaViṣahārin (विषहारिन्) [=Viṣahāriṇī] refers to “that which extirpates poison”, as described in 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).—According to the Kaśyapasaṃhita verse V.63, “Adorned with atripañcaka and the syllables with the sound of bindu, the goddess extirpates the Kālakūṭa poison (viṣahāriṇī) just as the rising sun at dawn destroys darkness at dawn”.
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 dictionaryViṣaharī (विषहरी).—An epithet of the goddess Manasā.
Viṣaharī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and harī (हरी). See also (synonyms): viṣaharā.
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 corpusViṣahāri (ವಿಷಹಾರಿ):—
1) [noun] the vine Momordica dioica of Cucurbitaceae family.
2) [noun] its gourd.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Vishaharini.
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