The Sanskrit term Mahāpañcaviṣa can be transliterated into English as Mahapancavisa or Mahapancavisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mahapanchavisha.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Mahāpañcaviṣa (महापञ्चविष):—Combination of following five poisonous drugs ; Musta(Cyperus rotundus), Vatsnabh(Aconitum ferox).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahāpañcaviṣa (महापञ्चविष).—the five great or deadly poisons:-शृङ्गी च कालकूटश्च मुस्तको वत्सनाभकः । शङ्खकर्णीति योगोऽयं महापञ्चविषाभिधः (śṛṅgī ca kālakūṭaśca mustako vatsanābhakaḥ | śaṅkhakarṇīti yogo'yaṃ mahāpañcaviṣābhidhaḥ) ||

Derivable forms: mahāpañcaviṣam (महापञ्चविषम्).

Mahāpañcaviṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and pañcaviṣa (पञ्चविष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahāpañcaviṣa (महापञ्चविष).—n.

(-ṣaṃ) The five great poisons; they are as follows:— “śṛṅgī ca kālakūṭaśca mustako vatsanābhakaḥ . śaktukaśceti yogo'yaṃ mahāpañcaviṣābhidhaḥ ..”

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahāpañcaviṣa (महापञ्चविष):—[=mahā-pañca-viṣa] [from mahā > mah] n. the 5 strong poisons (viz. śṛṅgī, kāla-kūṭa, mustaka, vatsanābha, śaṅkha-karṇī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahapancavisha in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Visha, Pancavisa, Maha.

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