Sphatikari, Sphaṭikāri: 5 definitions
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Sphatikari 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: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemySphaṭikāri (स्फटिकारि) refers to “alum”. (see Bhudeb Mookerji and his Rasajalanidhi)
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySphaṭikāri (स्फटिकारि).—f. Sulphate of alumina.
Derivable forms: sphaṭikāriḥ (स्फटिकारिः).
See also (synonyms): sphaṭikārikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySphaṭikāri (स्फटिकारि).—f.
(-riḥ) Sulphate of alumina. “phaṭkiri”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sphaṭikāri (स्फटिकारि):—[from sphaṭ] f. alum.
2) Sphaṭikārī (स्फटिकारी):—[from sphaṭ] f. alum.
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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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Starts with: Sphatikarika.
Full-text: Sphatikarika, Dridharanga.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 13 - Mercurial operations (11): Swooning of mercury (murchhana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A review on medicinal aspect of alum in unani medicine and scientific studies < [2015: Volume 4, June issue 6]