The Sanskrit term Gṛhadāha can be transliterated into English as Grhadaha or Grihadaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Gṛhadāha (गृहदाह) refers to a “house on fire”, as described in 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 decoded mantras are for those aspirants who may use it under the guidance of an able / qualified preceptor after due procedures of initiation or dīkṣā. Regarding the Mahāpadma-viṣaharaṇa-mantra (VII. 17- 9ab) it says: “Venom of Mahāpadma is decimated by this mantra when uttered with words like gṛhadāha (house on fire) to the accompaniment of the sound of musical instrument and by massaging the victim”.

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gṛhadāha (गृहदाह).—setting a house on fire, incendiarism.

Derivable forms: gṛhadāhaḥ (गृहदाहः).

Gṛhadāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and dāha (दाह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gṛhadāha (गृहदाह).—[masculine] burning of a house, conflagration.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gṛhadāha (गृहदाह):—[=gṛha-dāha] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. a fire, conflagration, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra ix, 3, 17; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra iii, 4.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Grihadaha in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Griha, Daha.

Starts with: Grihadahana.

Full-text: Gehadaha, Mardana, Gitavadya.

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