Lohashastra, Lohaśāstra, Loha-shastra: 3 definitions
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Lohashastra 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 Lohaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Lohasastra or Lohashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumLohaśāstra (लोहशास्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Śivarāma on Vāsavadattā p. 198.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLohaśāstra (लोहशास्त्र):—[=loha-śāstra] [from loha] n. Name of [work]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLōhaśāstra (ಲೋಹಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] the science of separating metals from their ores and preparing them for use, by smelting, refining, etc. ; metallurgy.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
3. Minerals and Metals according to Yajnavalkya and Patanjali < [Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra]
13. References < [Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra]
9. Some Tentative Interpretations (of the Rasaratna-samuccaya) < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya—a pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
24. Date of Vasudeva’s Commentary on the Vasavadatta < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Development of rasasastra in medieval period < [Volume 4 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1985]