Mritasamjivana, Mṛtasaṃjīvana, Mrita-samjivana: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mṛtasaṃjīvana can be transliterated into English as Mrtasamjivana or Mritasamjivana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraMṛtasañjīvana (मृतसञ्जीवन) is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, dealing with jvara: fever). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, as an ayurveda treatment, it should be taken twith caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., mṛta-sañjīvana-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaMṛtasañjīvana (मृतसञ्जीवन) refers to “that (recipe) which will bring a dead person to life”, 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).—Kāśyapa prescribes various antidotes to quell the poison by administering them through nasal drugs, collyrium, ointment, herbal drinks and diet. One antidote he suggests doubles up as a nasal application and collyrium—a paste of Pāṭalī, root of Bilva tree, Śirīṣa, Arka, two types of Haridrā, Haridrā and Dāru haridra, Māñjiṣṭhā, Tagaru and Candana, Sarala and Lodhra made with urine (bovine) which will bring to life , a dead person.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsMṛtasañjīvana (मृतसञ्जीवन):—[mṛtasañjīvanama?] Mruta sanjivan is an ancient classical therapy through which the life of even an almost dead person can be regained. This therapy can be used to nullify the toxic effects of almost all the types of toxins.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the KakṣapuṭatantraMṛtasaṃjīvana (मृतसंजीवन) refers to “reviving the dead” and represents one of the various siddhis (perfections) mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.11-13. Accordingly, “by excellent Sādhakas (tantric practitioners) wishing the Siddhi (e.g., mṛta-saṃjīvana), the mantrasādhana should be performed in advance, for the sake of the Siddhi. One would not attain any Siddhi without the means of mantra-vidhāna (the classification of mantra)”.
Source: academia.edu: Chapter Nineteen of the KakṣapuṭatantraMṛtasaṃjīvana (मृतसंजीवन) or Mṛtasaṃjīvinī as mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra is a kind of medical treatment. It does not have any relationship with the yoga by which a practitioner controls jñāna (consciousness) or prāṇa (vital breath). Instead, it is a treatment for people who are in a state of suspended animation due to a fatal snakebite or other pathological conditions. It is said that, by applying a kind of sternutatory to the corpse, the dead are immediately brought back to life.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛtasaṃjīvana (मृतसंजीवन).—a. reviving the dead.
-nam, -nī the revival of a dead person.
-nī a charm for reviving the dead.
Mṛtasaṃjīvana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and saṃjīvana (संजीवन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtasaṃjīvana (मृतसंजीवन).—[adjective] reviving the dead.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛtasaṃjīvana (मृतसंजीवन):—[=mṛta-saṃjīvana] [from mṛta > mṛ] mfn. reviving the dead, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [=mṛta-saṃjīvana] [from mṛta > mṛ] n. revival of a d° person or bringing the d° to life, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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 corpusMṛtasaṃjīvana (ಮೃತಸಂಜೀವನ):—[adjective] restoring of life to the dead.
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Mṛtasaṃjīvana (ಮೃತಸಂಜೀವನ):—
1) [noun] = ಮೃತಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ [mritasamjivini].
2) [noun] the act or fact of a dead person coming back to life; revival of a dead person.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mrita, Sanjivana, Samjivana.
Starts with: Mritasamjivanasuchikabharana, Mritasamjivanasucikabharana.
Full-text: Mritasamjivani, Mrityusamjivana, Utkranti, Mritasamjivini, Mritasamjivanasucikabharana, Sadhana, Siddhi.
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