The Sanskrit term Uṣṇatā can be transliterated into English as Usnata or Ushnata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता) refers to “heat” and is a symptom of a (venemous) bite caused by the Bhṛtaka rats, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—[Cf. bhṛtakasyārucirnidrā śiroruggauravoṣṇate]

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता, “heat”) refers to one of the attributes of pitta (one of the three biological humors, or tridoṣa). Uṣṇatā is characterised by intolerance towards heat and hot things, having a redand hota face, overactive metabolism and excessive hunger and thirst. Pitta represents the “fire element” of the human body and is situated in the hṛdaya (cardiac region).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

uṣṇatā (उष्णता).—f Heat. Morbid heat in the system.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता).—Heat, warmth.

See also (synonyms): uṣṇatva.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता).—f.

(-tā) Heat, warmth. E. tal added to uṣṇa; also with tva, uṣṇatvaṃ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता).—[uṣṇa + tā], f., and uṣṇatva uṣṇa + tva, n. Heat, Mahābhārata 3, 15101.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] heat, warmth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता):—[=uṣṇa-tā] [from uṣṇa > uṣ] f.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता):—[uṣṇa-tā] (tā) 1. f. Heat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ushnata in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Uṣṇatā (उष्णता):—n. heat; warmth;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ushna, Ta.

Starts with: Ushnataghata, Ushnataluka, Ushnatamapaka, Ushnatamapaka-yantra, Ushnatamapi, Ushnatapravanate.

Ends with: Nirushnata.

Full-text: Ushmata, Nirushnatamni, Ushnatva, Nirushnata, Janavinem, Ushna, Tva.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Ushnata, Uṣṇatā, Usnata, Ushna-ta, Uṣṇa-tā, Usna-ta; (plurals include: Ushnatas, Uṣṇatās, Usnatas, tas, tās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)

Sūtra 2.2.4 (Heat is essential in Fire) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]

Sūtra 2.2.3 (Heat may be essential or accidental) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]

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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 3432-3433 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]

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Triveni Journal

The Native Idiom in Marathi < [October 1937]

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