Vahnimitra, Vahni-mitra: 6 definitions
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Vahnimitra 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: Indian Journal of History of Science, 31(4), 1996: MūṣāvijñānaVahnimitra (वह्निमित्र) refers to “friend of fire, i.e. one which stands fire” and is a synonym for mūṣā (crucible): used for smelting metals.—According to the Rasaratnasamuccaya 10.2 a mūṣā is one which destroys faults in metals. The word mūṣā has its origin in the process of purification of metals to which it is primarily employed.
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 dictionaryVahnimitra (वह्निमित्र).—air, wind.
Derivable forms: vahnimitraḥ (वह्निमित्रः).
Vahnimitra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vahni and mitra (मित्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVahnimitra (वह्निमित्र).—m.
(-traḥ) Air, wind. E. vahni fire, and mitra the friend.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVahnimitra (वह्निमित्र):—[=vahni-mitra] [from vahni > vah] m. ‘f°-friend’, air, wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVahnimitra (वह्निमित्र):—[vahni-mitra] (traḥ) 1. m. Air, wind.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Mitra, Vahni.
Full-text: Musha.
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