Pushparaga, Pushpa-raga, Puṣparāga: 14 definitions

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2. Sanskrit
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Pushparaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Puṣparāga can be transliterated into English as Pusparaga or Pushparaga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग, “Topaz”):—One of the nine gems (navaratna) according to the 13^th century Rasaprakāśasudhākara. It also known by the name Puṣpaka (पुष्पक).

The Topaz (puṣparāga) has Pharmaco-therapeutic properties has possesses dīpana and pācana effects. It also destroys the following conditions:

kapha-doṣa and vāta-doṣa,
kuṣṭha-roga and chardi-roga (vamana).

It is highly recommended for the persons suffering from mandāgni, dāha (buring sansation), mūtrakṛcchra (difficulty in mituration) and it may be used by the persons in all times (seasons).

Superior: The Topaz is considered superior, and recommended for use, when the following properties can be described about the form of the gem: Clear, big (thick) and heavy in weight, having greasy surface, yellow in colour (like the flowers of karṇikāra), not titled or unstraight, smooth and soft.

Inferior: When possessed of the following characteristics, the Topaz is considered inferior and is not considered good for internal use and should not be given to brāhmaṇas also for dāṇa purpose: Dry and rough on surface, yellow, blackish, whitish, or orange coloured, dull in appearance, associated with doṣa (defects/bad characteristics) and without shining.

Source: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग) refers to “topazes” for which alchemical formulas are provided in order to create these gems, according to the Vādakhaṇḍa section of the Rasaratnākara (lit. “jewel mine of mercury”): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityanātha.—Verses 1-40 of chapter 19 continues with a series of formulations for creating gems. These formulations stand on their own and do not seem to be integrated into a larger alchemical programme of making mercurial elixirs. The gems to be created include [topazes (puṣparāga)], [...] None of the recipes for producing these gems are found in any other Sanskrit alchemical work.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

puṣparāga (पुष्पराग).—m S A topaz or Opal beryl?

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

puṣparāga (पुष्पराग).—m A topaz or Opal beryl.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग).—a topaz.

Derivable forms: puṣparāgaḥ (पुष्परागः).

Puṣparāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and rāga (राग). See also (synonyms): puṣparāja.

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

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग) or Puṣpajaga.—m.

(-ja or gaḥ) A topaz. E. puṣpa a flower, and rāga colour.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग).—m. a topaz, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 18, 31.

Puṣparāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and rāga (राग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग).—[masculine] topaz.

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

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग):—[=puṣpa-rāga] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. ‘f°-hued’, a topaz, [Varāha-mihira]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग):—[puṣpa-rāga] (gaḥ) 1. m. A topaz.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushparaga in German

context information

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 corpus

Puṣparāga (ಪುಷ್ಪರಾಗ):—[noun] a silicate of aluminum and fluorine, usu. containing hydroxyl and occurring in white, yellow, pale-blue or pale-green orthorhombic crystals, used as a gem.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Puṣparāga (पुष्पराग):—n. a topaz;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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