Rasarnava, Rasārṇava: 6 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Shaivism
2. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Rasarnava 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.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the Kakṣapuṭatantra

Rasārṇava (रसार्णव) is the name of an Āgama or Tantra mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.5-7.—“At a previous time, when Pārvatī asked him, Śaṅkara told of the attainments of vidyā in the wide worldly life, in various ways. I observed each teaching taught also by the troops of Gods, Siddhas (those who have attained supernatural power), Munis (saints), Deśikas (spiritual teachers), and Sādhakas (tantric practicioners). They are [, for example]: Rasārṇava... I shall carefully extract all the above-mentioned āgamas, which are transmitted from mouth to mouth, like butter extracted from coagulated milk”.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

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

Rasārṇava (रसार्णव) (lit. “treatise on the heart of mercury”) is the name of a 11th century alchemical work in Sanskrit.—The Rasaratnākara is one of the key works of the Indian alchemical discipline. It draws heavily on earlier alchemical works, such as the 10th-century Rasahṛdayatantra by Govinda, the anonymous 11th-century Rasārṇava, and the 12th-century Rasendracūḍāmaṇi by Somadeva. There are also numerous references to Ayurvedic works and authorities, as well as to Śaiva Tantric medical texts, such as the Kriyakālaguṇottara.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Rasārṇava (रसार्णव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—alaṃk. by Siṃha Mahīpati. Burnell. 57^a. Oppert. Ii, 6598. ‘The nominal author is said to have been a Tanjore prince of the last century’.

2) Rasārṇava (रसार्णव):—med. Taylor. 1, 254. Oppert. 8208. Quoted in Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^a, in Ṭoḍarānanda W. p. 289, in Rasendracintāmaṇi W. p. 299.

3) Rasārṇava (रसार्णव):—alaṃk. by Siṃha Mahīpati. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 74.

4) Rasārṇava (रसार्णव):—med. in 17 paṭala. Bl. 242. Stein 188. This is taken from some Tantra.

5) Rasārṇava (रसार्णव):—med. Ak 946. Bd. 909 (Devībhairavasaṃvāda).

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

Rasārṇava (रसार्णव):—[from rasa > ras] m. ‘ocean of Rasas’, Name of a medical [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rasarnava in German

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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.

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