Mahanarayanataila, Mahanarayana-taila, Mahānārāyaṇataila: 2 definitions

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Mahānārāyaṇataila (महानारायणतैल) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Yogāmṛta is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Mahānārāyaṇataila in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: (1) mahānārāyaṇatailaṃ (2) śrīmahānārāyaṇatailaṃ .

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)

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Mahānārāyaṇataila (महानारायणतैल) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Vaidyakagrantha, as mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—Mahānārāyaṇataila and other sections of the Vaidyakagrantha deal with pathology and allied topics.

Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

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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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