Sadharanadosha, Sādhāraṇadoṣa, Sadharana-dosha: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Sādhāraṇadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Sadharanadosa or Sadharanadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Sādhāraṇadoṣa (साधारणदोष):—There are five sādhāraṇa-doṣas (ordinary defects) of the ratnas (precious stones) according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara (13th century Sanskrit treatise on medicinal alchemy, or rasaśāstra). They are produced from kṣetra (place) and toya (water) and should be removed from all the precious stones.The

The five doṣas are as follows:

  1. Gharṣa-doṣa
  2. Bindu-doṣa,
  3. Resā-doṣa (or khā-doṣa),
  4. Trāsa-doṣa,
  5. Pānīya-garbhata-doṣa

According to different sources, the five doṣas are as follows:

  1. Graṣa-doṣa,
  2. Trāsa-doṣa,
  3. Rekhā-doṣa,
  4. Bindu-doṣa,
  5. Jalagarbhata-doṣa.
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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.

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