The Sanskrit term Mṛdgulikā can be transliterated into English as Mrdgulika or Mridgulika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Mṛdgulikā (मृद्गुलिका) refers to “pills prepared from mud” (and other ingredients), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Gulikā refers to “herbal pills” and represents one of the modes of treatment for the venom (viṣa) of snakes (i.e., viṣacikitsā). Pills are also prepared from a combination of mud (mṛdgulikā), asafoetida, garlic, pepper and coriander seeds. The bile of peacock, goat, mongoose, cat, and boars mixed with honey administered in the form of pills also are formidable antidotes

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Mṛdgulikā (मृद्गुलिका) refers to “balls of clay”, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 48 (“The Eighteen Emptinesses”).—While discussing why why did the Buddha says that, “the starting point of beings wandering in transmigration is unknown”, the following is quoted from the Mṛdgulikāsūtra (= Paṭhavīsuttanta; borrowed from the Anamataggasaṃyutta)—“If he completely formed the earth (pṛthivī) into balls of clay (mṛdgulikā) and used them to count [his ancestors], his mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers would be far from completely counted [at the time when the clay balls were completely used up]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Partial matches: Mrid, Gulika.

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