Dvimukha, Dvimukhā, Dvi-mukha: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaDvimukha (द्विमुख) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of Rājilā-snake-bites, according to 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).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.18: “Fumigation with the powder of the bark of dry ginger, Lodhra, Mayūra, Bilva, Nṛpadruma, Dvimukha, Śyāmikā and uraga destroy all poisons”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDvimukhā (द्विमुखा).—
1) a leech.
2) kind of water-vessel; °अहिः, °उरगः (ahiḥ, °uragaḥ) a doublemouthed snake.
Dvimukhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and mukhā (मुखा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvimukha (द्विमुख).—m.
(-khaḥ) A serpent. f.
(-khā) 1. A small water jar. 2. A leech. E. dvi, and mukha mouth; double-headed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvimukha (द्विमुख).—[feminine] ī having two mouths or faces.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dvimukha (द्विमुख):—[=dvi-mukha] [from dvi] mf(ī)n. 2-mouthed, 2-faced, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of worm, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] of snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Dvimukhā (द्विमुखा):—[=dvi-mukhā] [from dvi-mukha > dvi] f. leech, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a water-jar with two mouths, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvimukha (द्विमुख):—[dvi-mukha] (khaḥ) 1. m. A serpent. f. (khā) A small water-jar; a leech.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dvimukha (द्विमुख) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dumuha, Domuha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusDvimukha (ದ್ವಿಮುಖ):—
1) [adjective] having two faces.
2) [adjective] (said of traffic) moving on a road from both sides.
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Dvimukha (ದ್ವಿಮುಖ):—
1) [noun] that which has two faces.
2) [noun] division into two different or opposing parts, kinds, etc.
3) [noun] the non-venomous snake, Tortrix cylindrophis rufus, a short tailed earth snake with a depressed rounded head not distinct from the neck and a tail very short, conical an smooth at the end.
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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