Amishavari, Āmiṣavāri, Amisha-vari: 1 definition

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Amishavari 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 Āmiṣavāri can be transliterated into English as Amisavari or Amishavari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Āmiṣavāri (आमिषवारि) refers to a “mixture of water and flesh”, and is used in certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “If a ripened Citrus maxima is kept in an earthen pot and left (buried) underground and nourished by water of oil cake, and flesh (āmiṣavāri), it grows to the size of a jar”.

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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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