Kanarasa, Kaṇārasa, Kana-rasa: 2 definitions
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Kanarasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kanras.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraKaṇārasa (कणारस) or simply Kaṇā is the name of a Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 21, Murcha: loss of consciousness, chapter 22, Sannyasa: malignant swoon and chapter 23, Bhrama: vertigo, Nidra: sleeping disease, and Tandra: drowsiness). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., kaṇārasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
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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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKanarasa (कनरस) [Also spelled kanras]:—(nm) a taste for musical or melodious voice; an ardent love for sweet talks; hence ~[siyā] (nm).
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