Dushivisha, Dūṣīviṣa: 7 definitions
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Dushivisha 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 Dūṣīviṣa can be transliterated into English as Dusivisa or Dushivisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsDūṣīviṣa (दूषीविष):—[dūṣīviṣam] Chronic poisoning / Either inanimate, animate or artificial poison when it becomes less potent after its treatment and when its effects are not nullified radically, because of which it resides in the body that particular less potent part of the above said poison is called dushivisha.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūṣīviṣa (दूषीविष).—n.
(-ṣaṃ) Poison that may be overcome by drugs or charms, or that does not act upon the system. E. dūṣī rheum, and viṣa venom.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūṣīviṣa (दूषीविष).—n. vegetable poison that has become old and diminished in strength, [Suśruta] 2, 254, 7.
Dūṣīviṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dūṣī and viṣa (विष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dūṣīviṣa (दूषीविष):—[=dūṣī-viṣa] [from dūṣī > dūṣi > duṣ] n. a vegetable poison spoilt through age or decomposition, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. slightly poisonous, [Caraka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūṣīviṣa (दूषीविष):—[dūṣī-viṣa] (ṣaṃ) 1. n. Poison that may be overcome by drugs or charms.
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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.
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Partial matches: Dusi, Visha, Tuci, Tushi.
Starts with: Dushivishari.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter II - Description of Sthavara (vegetable and mineral) poisons
Chapter VIII - The medical treatment of insect bites
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXXI - The Nidanam of poisons < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 1 - Means to Injure an Enemy < [Book 14 - Secret Means]