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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vajrāsthi (वज्रास्थि) Vajrāsthistha refers to “adamantine bones”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.38.—

Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—

“[...] Having secured indestructibility, adamantine bones (vajrāsthi) and absence of distress from Śiva, he [i.e., Dadhīca] kicked the king [i.e., Kṣuva] on the head with the root of his foot. Kṣuva, the king who was haughty by the favour of Viṣṇu, became angry and hit Dadhīca on his chest with his thunderbolt. The thunderbolt was incompetent to destroy Dadhīca the noble-souled, thanks to the power of lord Śiva. The son of the creator (Kṣuva) was greatly surprised. On thus seeing the indestructibility, absence of distress and adamantine bones (vajrāsthi) of Dadhīca the great sage, Kṣuva, the son of the creator, became surprised at heart”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vajrasthi in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygrophila auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Teliostachya lanceolata Nees var. crispa Nees (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Brasiliensis (1847)
· Natural history (1870)
· Amoen. Acad. (1759)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1825)
· Kew Bulletin (1962)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vajrasthi, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vajrāsthi (वज्रास्थि).—f. Asteracantha Longifolia (Mar. tālimakhānā).

Derivable forms: vajrāsthiḥ (वज्रास्थिः).

Vajrāsthi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and asthi (अस्थि).

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

Vajrāsthi (वज्रास्थि):—[from vajra > vaj] f. Asteracantha Longifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vajra, Asthi.

Starts with: Vajrasthishrinkhala, Vajrasthitva.

Full-text: Vajrasthitva.

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