Khalvayantra, Khalva-yantra: 2 definitions

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Khalvayantra 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)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: CCRAS: Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India, Appendix I

Khalvayantra (खल्वयन्त्र):—It is an instrument made up of good quality of stone in different sizes and shapes, useful for trituration and levigation processes. It resembles with mortar and pestle. (see the Rasataraṅgiṇī 4.53, which is a 16th-century alchemical century treatise on Rasaśāstra by Bhānudatta).

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Khalvayantra (खल्वयन्त्र):—An apparatus of various shapes and made of different materials used for grinding and rubbing of the materials

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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.

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