Pushpanjana, Puṣpāñjana, Pushpa-anjana, Pushpamjana: 10 definitions
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Pushpanjana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Puṣpāñjana can be transliterated into English as Puspanjana or Pushpanjana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraPuṣpāñjana (पुष्पाञ्जन):—One of the five variations of Añjana (‘collyrium, galena’), which is part of the uparasa group of eight minerals, according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasaśāstra. It has a white color.
Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 6Puṣpāñjana is a variety of Añjana (“Collyrium”).—It is white is colour, snigdha in appearance, sita in Vīrya, destroys eye diseases and viṣaprabhāva, cures jvara (high fever) and severe hiccough.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Alois Payer - Amarakośa: Vaiśyavarga 100-106bPuṣpāñjana (पुष्पाञ्जन) is described as an alkaline substance. I have not met with any vernacular translation of this word, nor with any person who could identify or supply the drug. Wilson, in his Sanskrit-English Dictionary, translates the term as calx of brass, but I know not on what authority.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṣpāñjana (पुष्पाञ्जन).—
1) calx of brass used as a collyrium.
2) A white flower-like substance which appears when zinc is mixed with copper and heated for preparing brass.
3) Zinc oxide (Mar. jastaphūla).
Derivable forms: puṣpāñjanam (पुष्पाञ्जनम्).
Puṣpāñjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and añjana (अञ्जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpāñjana (पुष्पाञ्जन).—n.
(-naṃ) The calx of brass used as a collyrium. E. puṣpa a flower, and añjana collyrium. “koma kājala” .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpāñjana (पुष्पाञ्जन):—[from puṣpa > puṣ] n. calx of brass employed as a collyrium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṣpāñjana (पुष्पाञ्जन):—[puṣpā+ñjana] (naṃ) 1. n. The calx of brass.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPuṣpāṃjana (ಪುಷ್ಪಾಂಜನ):—[noun] a kind of eye wash made of the calx of brassh.
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: Pushpa, Anjana, Ancana.
Full-text: Tryanjana, Anjana, Pariti, Kusumanjana, Anjanatritaya, Kausuma.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (117): Ksemasundara rasa. < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Part 2 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (1): Plihantaka rasa < [Chapter VII - Enlargement of spleen (plihodara) and liver (yakridudara)]
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XIV - Treatment of eye-diseases which require Incision < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
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