Bimala, Bimalā: 1 definition
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Bimala 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.
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraBimala (बिमल, “iron pyrite”) or Vimala:—One of the eight mahārasa (‘superior minerals’), according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasaśāstra.
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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Ends with: Svarnabimala.
Full-text: Vimala.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Bimala, Bimalā; (plurals include: Bimalas, Bimalās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Purification of Bimala < [Chapter III - Uparasa (3): Bimala or Vimala (pyrites with red tints)]
Part 4 - Extraction of essence of Bimala < [Chapter III - Uparasa (3): Bimala or Vimala (pyrites with red tints)]
Part 3 - Incineration of bimala < [Chapter III - Uparasa (3): Bimala or Vimala (pyrites with red tints)]
The Novels of Rabindranath Tagore < [July 1964]
Reviews < [October – December, 1988]
Women Versus Tradition in the Novels of Manohar Malgonkar < [October - December 1976]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 52 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (24): Shighra-prabhava rasa < [Chapter III - Jvaratisara fever with diarrhoea]
Treatment for fever (146): Kalpataru rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Puppetry in Assam (by Gitali Saikia)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - Drawing of a hexagonal lotus diagram < [Chapter II - Initiation of Disciple]
Part 19 - Mercurial operations (17): Dyeing of mercury (ranjana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]