Kshetrikarana, Kṣetrīkaraṇa: 1 definition
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Kshetrikarana 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣetrīkaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Ksetrikarana or Kshetrikarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Google Books: The Alchemical BodyKṣetrīkaraṇa (क्षेत्रीकरण), “making (oneself master of) the field”, is the purification of the human body, through special diets, emetics, etc., such that it becomes capable of absorbing mercurial preparations. Although the ingestion of such preparations constitutes the eighteenth and final saṃskāra, the preparation of the bory, analogous in certain ways to the preliminary purification of mercury, must be undertaken well in advance of its ingestion.
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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Search found 1 books and stories containing Kshetrikarana, Kṣetrīkaraṇa, Ksetrikarana; (plurals include: Kshetrikaranas, Kṣetrīkaraṇas, Ksetrikaranas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 18 - Mercurial operations (16): Incineration of mercury (bhasmikarana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
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