Sharavasamputa, Śarāvasaṃpuṭa, Sharava-samputa: 2 definitions

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Sharavasamputa 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Academia.edu: Ayurveda and Pharmaceutics (rasashastra)

The Śarāvasaṃpuṭa is put on and is again covered by dry cow-dung cakes and ignited.

Source: Ancient Science of Life: A Metallurgical Study of Nāga Bhasma

Śarāvasampuṭa (शरावसम्पुट) refers to a process used in the metallurgical process for creating nāgabhasma, (Māraṇa step):—[...] Dried pellets were in the range of approximately 5-6 grams per pellet. Pellets were kept in two separate earthen pots and packed by other earthen pots by cotton mud (sandhi-bandhana). This is called śarāva-sampuṭa. [...] The samples of nāga-bhasma obtained from first puṭa (both ‘traditional’ and ‘electric muffle furnace’ puṭa methods) were used in next (second) puṭa. Śuddha-manaḥśilā was added in 1/20th part to the sample of nāga-bhasma obtained from first puṭa and triturated with Citrus limon Linn. juice till it became a semisolid paste. This paste was made into small pellets and dried in shade and pellets were kept in two separate earthen pots (śarāva-sampuṭa).

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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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