Tikshnamadya, Tīkṣṇamadya, Tikshna-madya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Tīkṣṇamadya can be transliterated into English as Tiksnamadya or Tikshnamadya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Tīkṣṇamadya (तीक्ष्णमद्य) refers to “pungent liquor”, mentioned in verse 3.54-55 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Dew, alkali, surfeit, curds, sesame-oil, lard, hot sun,—pungent liquor [viz., tīkṣṇamadya], sleep in the day-time, and easterly wind one shall eschew. [...]”.
Note: Tīkṣṇamadya (“pungent liquor”) has been interpreted as mi-bzaṅ chaṅ (“bad liquor”).
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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