Mica: 2 definitions
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Mica means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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)
Mica (called abhraka, gagana, vyoma or kha), one of the three major mineral manifestations of the Goddess. Mica is already identified with the Goddess’s sexual emission in the Rasārṇava and Rasaratnasamucchaya.
A short account of its origin is found in the Rasakāmadhenu:
“One day the hillborn Goddess saw the mind-boggling Hara; the ‘semen’ (vīrya) she shed produced brilliant mica.”
The Rasendra-bhāskara reproduces this account with minor emendations, adding that
“because it fell from the firmanent (gaganāt) it is also called gagana; because it wandered (abhramāt) through the clouds (abhra), it is called abhraka.”
These are the two principal Sanskrit terms for mica.
Another name for mica, the Goddess’s sexual emission, is vyoma. Now, vyoma is also, at least from the time of the Suśruta-saṃhitā, a term used for the element ether, which is identified, in Sāṃkhya, as the substrate of the sound tanmātra as well as o the sense of hearing. Like vyoma, gagana and kha are also terms that signify both mica and ether. Located as it is at the summit of the hierarchy of the five elements, ether is, both temporally and logically the first of the elements that emanates from the second guṇa, rajas.
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Mica is denoted by the Sanskrit term Abhraka and represents one of the materials used to make Colours in the ancient Indian tradition of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, various materials are seen to be used to make colours. e.g., Mica (abhraka). Also, five colours are regarded as the primary ones, (viz., white, yellow, colour of vilomata, black, dark blue.). A painter can create hundreds or thousands of colours by amalgamating the primary colours.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Mi cai fu, Mi can, Mi cang, Mi cang bao yao, Micaha, Micai, Micai-patumpul, Micaimurukku, Micainar, Micaittiral, Micaivatam, Micaivu, Micaka, Micakana, Micakanem, Micakata, Micakatanem, Micakavani, Micakavinem, Micakuta.
Full-text (+103): Abhraka, Abhra, Pandhara Abhraka, Gagana, Carana, Vyomakhya, Ambara, Gaganabhakshana, Ranjana, Vyoman, Mikakkal, Abaraka, Kalaabhraka, Abhrakha, Khasatva, Maikka, Abhrakadruti, Kantarappacci, Kiruttinappirakam, Abhrakh.
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Search found 67 books and stories containing Mica, Micas; (plurals include: Micas, Micases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A bird eye view on abhraka as maharasa < [2021: Volume 10, June issue 6]
Abrak (mica) and its unani formulations– review < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]
Role of abhrak bhasma in management of kasa-a review article < [2024: Volume 13, January issue 1]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
"Biotite mica nanoparticles as KrishnaVajraAbhraka Bhasma: synthesis." < [Volume 12 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2021]
Synthesis and characterization of Abhraka (mica) bhasma by two different methods < [Volume 11 (issue 3), Jul-Sep 2020]
Effects of Abhraka Bhasma on genotoxicity and DNA repair in mice. < [Volume 14 (issue 2), Mar-Apr 2023]
Dealing with Death in a Secular Society: The Case of Muslim Burials in Spain < [Volume 14, Issue 7 (2023)]
Religious Diversity and Migration < [Volume 14, Issue 6 (2023)]
The Use of Religious Signs in Schools in Germany, France, England and Spain < [Volume 14, Issue 1 (2023)]
Modelling the Mechanical Effect of Salt Weathering on Historical Sandstone... < [Volume 16, Issue 15 (2024)]
Red Ceramics Produced with Primary Processing Fine Waste of Ornamental Stones... < [Volume 14, Issue 19 (2022)]
High Academic Self-Efficacy and Dispositional Empathy in Future Teachers < [Volume 12, Issue 17 (2020)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 12 - Mercurial operations (10): Swallowing of metals of Mercury (grasana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Part 20 - Mercurial operations (18): Transformation of base metals into gold by mercury (bedhana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Part 15 - Mercurial operations (13): Internal liquefaction of mercury (garbhadruti) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
Review of Mineral Identification in Ayurvedic Rasa Dravyasa < [Volume 11, Issue 2: March-April 2024]
Acute and Subacute Toxicity Study of Abhraka Bhasma- Incinerated Mica Ash < [Volume 9, Issue 4: July-Aug 2022]
The pathogenesis and indigenous management of asrgdara w.s.r to menorrhagia < [Volume 3, issue 1: Jan- Feb 2016]
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