The Sanskrit term Kāladaṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Kaladasta or Kaladashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: academia.edu: Chapter Nineteen of the Kakṣapuṭatantra

Kāladaṣṭa (कालदष्ट) refers to a “fatal snakebite” mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra 19.10.—“he should mingle the human semen and quicksilver in the same amount with the oil. Having given it to the corpse, or the person who has suffered a fatal smakebite (kāladaṣṭa), he immediately brings it back to life. It is not curious. Thus, Mahādeva said”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Kāladaṣṭa (कालदष्ट) refers to “one bitten by a snake leading to death”, 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).

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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

Kāladaṣṭa (कालदष्ट).—a. doomed to death; कालदष्टं नृपं ज्ञात्वा (kāladaṣṭaṃ nṛpaṃ jñātvā) Bm.1.18.

Kāladaṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and daṣṭa (दष्ट).

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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: Dashta, Kala.

Starts with: Kaladashtaka.

Full-text: Kaladashtaka, Nirvisha, Savisha.

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