Siddhamantra: 6 definitions
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Indian National Science Academy: Annual Report 2015-16 (ayurveda)Siddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र) is a short treatise on pharmacology in Āyurveda that was composed by Keśava, a renowned physician scholar who lived in the 13th century AD. This work is historically important for theoretical innovations that have been put forth by the author to explain drug action with greater clarity and precision. The Siddhamantra is a strikingly terse piece of literary work in which drugs and food articles are classified into 57 categories indicating their impact on the humours (doṣa). According to Vopadeva, the commentator [of the Siddhamantra], these nine verses are together known in Sanskrit as the navaślokī. The enumeration of these substances in these 57 categories is achieved in 169 verses.
In the ancient texts dealing with pharmacology of drugs, the properties of substances are described on the basis of the rasa, vīrya and vipāka. However, Siddhamantra directly identifies the action of substances on the doṣas. The work is unique because of the precision in deciphering the action of doṣas. For instance, the text explains not only whether a substance increases a particular doṣas but also which other doṣas it will decrease and which doṣas it will neither increase nor decrease (udāsīna).
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraSiddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र) is the name of a mantra, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.8-13, while describing auspicious dreams]—“[The dreamer] crosses over the ocean and river. Likewise sunrise and indeed blazing fire [are auspicious. Also auspicious is when the dreamer] sees planets, constellations, stars and the disk of the moon. [When the dreamer] ascends the palace or a turret of the palace, climbs a mountain top, tree, elephant, young animal, bull, horse, or man. [In auspicious dreams one] sees a chariot and also sees the siddhamantra, obtains the perfected oblation and sees the gods, etc. [...]”
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySiddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र).—[masculine] magic word, spell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Siddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. by Keśava. K. 222. Kh. 91. Kāśīn. 34.
—[commentary] Siddhamantraprakāśa by his son Vopadeva. K. 222. Kh. 91. Ben. 63. Oudh. Xix, 128. Kāśīn. 34.
2) Siddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र):—med. by Keśava. Peters. 4, 41.
—[commentary] Siddhamantraprakāśa by his son Vopadeva. Devīpr. 79, 54. Stein 192 (inc.).
3) Siddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र):—med. by Keśava. Ulwar 1702.
—[commentary] Siddhamantraprakāśa by his son Vopadeva. Ulwar 1702. Extr. 449.
4) Siddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र):—med. by Keśava. Ak 955. Peters. 5, 553.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siddhamantra (सिद्धमन्त्र):—[=siddha-mantra] [from siddha > sidh] m. a [particular] efficacious Mantra, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā; Gīta-govinda]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a medical [work] by Keśavabhaṭṭa.
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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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Partial matches: Siddha, Mantra.
Full-text (+29): Siddhimantra, Siddhiyoga, Nakshatradarshana, Shailagrarohana, Nara, Hutashana, Vrisha, Labha, Shikhara, Ashva, Bhaskara, Samudratarana, Harmyarohana, Udayana, Arohana, Harmya, Candrabimba, Shailagra, Nadisamudra, Bhaskarodayana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 6.5 < [Chapter 6 - Third-rate Poetry and Super-excellent Poetry]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section VIII < [Ashvamedhika Parva]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 128-129 [Raudryādi Kalā, Śāmbhavya, Samvitkrama] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 18.48 < [Chapter 18 - Moksha-sannyasa-yoga]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 114 - The Term ‘Nāgara’ < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 17 - On the anecdote of Tulasī < [Book 9]
Chapter 6 - On the birth of the Pāṇḍavas < [Book 2]
Chapter 48 - On the anecdote of Manasā < [Book 9]