Suvarnadi, Suvarṇādi, Suvarna-adi: 2 definitions
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Suvarnadi 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: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraSuvarṇādi (सुवर्णादि) is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, dealing with jvara: fever). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, as an ayurveda treatment, it should be taken twith caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., suvarṇādi-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuSuvarṇādi (सुवर्णादि) or Suvarṇādivarga or Rasāyanavarga is the name of the thirteenth chapter of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). Accordingly, “this chapter deals with 45 types of substances of mineral and animal origin”. Also, “a physician (bhiṣaj) can improve upon his knowledge through these chapters [viz., Suvarṇādi] and thereafter he may draw his own conclusions”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Adi, Suvarna.
Starts with: Suvarnadina, Suvarnadivarga.
Full-text: Curnata, Suvarnadivarga, Rasayana, Rasayanavarga.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Suvarnadi, Suvarṇādi, Suvarna-adi, Suvarṇa-ādi; (plurals include: Suvarnadis, Suvarṇādis, adis, ādis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (116): Suvarnadi rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 1.81 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.2.4 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (2): Dravya-samuddeśa (On Substance)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.215 < [Section XXXVI - Non-Payment of Wages]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Dūta according to the Manusaṃhitā < [Chapter 2a - Activities of ambassador (Dūta)]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
The theory of five physical substances (pañcabhūta-siddhānta) < [Chapter 3 - Fundamental Theories]