The Sanskrit term Viṣajvara can be transliterated into English as Visajvara or Vishajvara, 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

Viṣajvara (विषज्वर) refers to “viral fever”, as 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).—The Kaśyapasaṃhita mentions in verse V.62 that the five kinds of wonderful Yantras safeguard all living beings from viral fever (viṣajvara), pain, infections, ailments of the stomach, eye and destroy the myriad kinds of leprosy.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣajvara (विषज्वर).—a buffalo.

Derivable forms: viṣajvaraḥ (विषज्वरः).

Viṣajvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and jvara (ज्वर).

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

Viṣajvara (विषज्वर).—m.

(-raḥ) A buffalo. E. viṣamiva prāṇahantā jvaro yasya .

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

Viṣajvara (विषज्वर):—[=viṣa-jvara] [from viṣa > viṣ] m. a buffalo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] -tvara).

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishajvara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṣajvara (ವಿಷಜ್ವರ):—[noun] a fever caused by the absorption of pathogenic microorganisms and their proudcts into the bloodstream.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Viṣajvara (विषज्वर):—n. malarial fever;

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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: Visha, Jvara.

Full-text: Vishatvara, Vishjvar, Vishacuram.

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