Rasaprakashasudhakara, Rasaprakāśasudhākara, Rasaprakasa-sudhakara: 5 definitions
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Rasaprakashasudhakara 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 Rasaprakāśasudhākara can be transliterated into English as Rasaprakasasudhakara or Rasaprakashasudhakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraRasaprakāśasudhākara (रसप्रकाशसुधाकर) (lit. “splendor of the rasas, well-spring of nectar”) is a classical work on Medical Alchemy (rasa-śāstra) by Yaśodhara (13th century A.D.). This book describes the varieties, qualities, difference between good and bad quality, methods for Shodhana and Marana. Special method for the preparation of Somanathi-tamra-bhasma has also been described in it.
Source: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical LiteratureRasaprakāśasudhākara (रसप्रकाशसुधाकर) (lit. “nectar mine light on mercury”) is the name of a 16th-century alchemical work which features recipes for making pearls and coral, although it does not include any recipes for other gems.
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: Indian National Science Academy: HinduismRasaprakāśasudhākara (रसप्रकाशसुधाकर) is an important Sanskrit text of Rasaśāstra (Indian Alchemy, Pharmaceutics and Therapeutics) in 13 chapters. Its author is ‘Yaśodhara Bhaṭṭa’ who has written this important text in about 13th century AD. It dealt mainly with the drugs of mineral origin, their varieites, qualities, properties, pharmacetical processing techniques and their therapeutic and alchemical uses including about 100 selected Rasa preparations, various groups of herbal drugs useful for mercurial processes/operations and potentiation purposes, certain gold- and silver-making processes, a few apparatuses, heating techniques/systems and the devices. The Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara has dealt almost all the important aspects of Rasaśāstra and may be considered as an important text book for this subject from the point of view of the students, scholars and the vaidyas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Rasaprakāśasudhākara (रसप्रकाशसुधाकर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. by Yaśodhara. K. 216.
2) Rasaprakāśasudhākara (रसप्रकाशसुधाकर):—med. by Yaśodhara, son of Padmanābha. Stein 186.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasaprakāśasudhākara (रसप्रकाशसुधाकर):—[=rasa-prakāśa-sudhākara] [from rasa-prakāśa > rasa > ras] m., Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rasaprakasha, Prakasha, Rasa, Sudhakara.
Full-text (+314): Varahi, Candali, Raktika, Karasi, Mahaushadhi, Gandharvi, Bilvini, Krishnalata, Kakini, Amarilata, Camarika, Tilakanda, Manduki, Akshara, Bhupadmini, Bhumitumbika, Patravalli, Kariri, Kshiragandhika, Navanita.
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