Amritasaralauha, Amṛtasāralauha, Amritasara-lauha: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Amṛtasāralauha can be transliterated into English as Amrtasaralauha or Amritasaralauha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Indian Journal of History of Science, 31(4), 1996: A fragment of the LAuhaśāstra of Nāgārjuna

Amṛtasāralauha (अमृतसारलौह) refers to a now-lost text dealing with Lauhaśāstra by Nāgārjuna.—The Amṛtasāralauha is quoted by Niścala Kara in his Commentary on the Cakradatta (Chapter on Rasāyana) where he states the portion was borrowed from the Lauhaśāstra by Nāgārjuna.

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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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