Varin: 3 definitions

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Varin 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.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Varin (वरिन्) refers to one of the various kinds of (snake) bites, whose symptoms and treatment is described in 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).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Varin (वरिन्):—[from vara] m. ‘rich in gifts (?)’, Name of a divine being enumerated among the Viśve Devāḥ, [Mahābhārata]

2) Vārin (वारिन्):—[from vār] 1. vārin (ifc.) = vāri 1 water, [Rāmāyaṇa] (for 2. vārin See p. 944, col. 1).

3) [from vāra] 2. vārin See kāṇḍa-vāriṇī and mūla-vārin

4) [v.s. ...] (for 1. vārin See p. 943, col. 3.)

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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.

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