Rasavada, Rasavāda, Rasa-vada: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Kavya
2. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Rasavada 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

Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Rasavāda (रसवाद) in Prakrit refers to “alchemy” is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

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

Rasavāda (रसवाद) refers to the “doctrine of mercury” and is a synonym for the Indian alchemical tradition.—The works associated with the Indian alchemical discipline variously call their subject “the doctrine of mercury” (rasavāda), “the discipline of mercury” (rasaśāstra), and “the knowledge of mercury” (rasavidyā). As these names suggest, the methods and aims of Indian alchemy centre on the uses of mercury, in particular on the making and application of mercurial elixirs. This is also the focus of much of the Rasaratnākara (lit. “jewel mine of mercury”).

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rasavāda (रसवाद).—alchemy.

Derivable forms: rasavādaḥ (रसवादः).

Rasavāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rasa and vāda (वाद).

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

Rasavāda (रसवाद):—[=rasa-vāda] [from rasa > ras] m. alchemy, [Subhāṣitāvali]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rasavada 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rasavāda (ರಸವಾದ):—[noun] a branch of chemistry in the Middle Ages, concerned with changing base metals into gold; alchemy.

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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

Rasavāda (रसवाद):—n. 1. a theory/literature emphasizing rasas (रस [rasa] ); 2. amorous conversation; 3. fun; entertainment; amusement;

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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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