Hot needle: 1 definition
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Hot needle 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant MutagenesisA Hot Needle was used in the process of Polyploidy (“altering the shape of fruits”), which was one of the technologies known to ancient Indian agriculturists, which presents a safe technology and methodology regarding organic agriculture, according to treatises (such as the Vrikshayurveda). One such technology was to increase the size of fruits and flowers as well as to alter the shape of fruits: The objective here is to obtain the same effects as would be achieved by polyploidy. Once again, the use of uncommon raw materials such as ivory powder, sand, ichor (elephant’s rut), hollow tooth of a monkey or a boar, and a hot needle is prescribed.
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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Full-text: Utavinem, Polyploidy, Shand, Boar tooth, Monkey tooth, Ivory, Ivory powder, Ichor.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Hot needle; (plurals include: Hot needles). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 13: Sermon on the four gatis: humans < [Chapter IV - Padmaprabhacaritra]
Part 2: The first incarnation of Ṛṣabha as the merchant Dhana < [Chapter I]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 10 - The mode of sufferings in the Hell < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Tagore’s ‘Chitra’-An Appreciation < [January – March, 1980]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 9 - Disorders affecting the Three Vital Regions in the body (trimarma-sddhi) < [Siddhisthana (Siddhi Sthana) — Section on Successful Treatment]