Vishamajvara, Viṣamajvara, Vishama-jvara, Viṣamajvarā: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Vishamajvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

The Sanskrit terms Viṣamajvara and Viṣamajvarā can be transliterated into English as Visamajvara or Vishamajvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemy

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर, “chronic fever”) refers to one of the three types of fever (jvara).—If a little of the abnormal excess of the three faults (viz. vayu, pittta, and kapha) is left unremedied, even after the remission of nava-jvara, that fault aggravated by unhealthy food, etc. may affect any one of the seven dhatus and bring about a relapse of fever. Such a fever is called visama-jvara.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर) refers to “intermittent fever” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning viṣamajvara] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर) refers to “high fever” and is a symptom of a (venemous) bite caused by the Sulabha 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. ceṣṭitaṃ sulabhasya antarvedanā viṣamajvaraḥ]

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर) refers to “irregular fever”, as mentioned in verse 5.29-30 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Of sour digestion and taste, constipating, heavy, (and) warming (are) curds [viz., dadhi]; (they are) destructive of wind (and) generative of fat, sperm, strength, phlegm, hemorrhage, (gastric) fire, and cutaneous swellings. (As they are) appetizing, (they are) commended in anorexia, cold irregular fever [viz., viṣamajvara], catarrh, and strangury; skimmed, however, in dysentery”.

Note: śītake viṣamajvare (“in cold [śīta] irregular fever [viṣamajvara]”) has been rendered graṅ-bai rims daṅ mi sñoms rims (“in cold fever and in irregular fever”), which plainly indicates a variant reading “śītake viṣame jvare”. This is, however, incompatible with the explanation given by the commentators, who just as plainly consider śītake an attribute of viṣamajvare.

Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial era

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर) refers to “latent fevers”, according to the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The uniqueness of the text is that one can get a comprehensive classification, symptomatology and diagnosis of jvara, all at one place in this text. [...] The Pṛthakjāta-Prakaraṇa deals with latent fevers (viṣamajvara) and the time taken for relief from different types of fevers. [...] The Tridoṣaja-Prakaraṇa mentions deranged movement/flow of Vāta (pavana-gati-viṣamya) as the cause for viṣamajvara.

context information

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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Viṣamajvarā (विषमज्वरा) refers to a group of deities summoned by the Yamāntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Viṣamajvarā).

context information

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर).—m (S) A fever of irregular periods and of unequal paroxysms. 2 Remittent fever. See jvara.

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

viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर).—m Remittent fever.

context information

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

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर).—remittent fever; दोषोऽल्पोऽहितसंभूतो ज्वरो- त्सृष्टस्य वा पुनः । धातुमन्यतमं प्राप्य करोति विषमज्वरम् (doṣo'lpo'hitasaṃbhūto jvaro- tsṛṣṭasya vā punaḥ | dhātumanyatamaṃ prāpya karoti viṣamajvaram) ||

Derivable forms: viṣamajvaraḥ (विषमज्वरः).

Viṣamajvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣama and jvara (ज्वर).

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

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A violent fever. 2. Irregularly remittent fever. E. viṣama and jvara a fever.

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

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर):—[=vi-ṣama-jvara] [from vi-ṣama] m. irregular (chronic) fever, [Suśruta]

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

Viṣamajvara (विषमज्वर):—[viṣama-jvara] (raḥ) 1. m. Intermittent or strong fever.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishamajvara in German

context information

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

Viṣamajvara (ವಿಷಮಜ್ವರ):—[noun] = ವಿಷಮಶೀತಜ್ವರ [vishamashitajvara].

context information

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

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