Rasashastra, Rasa-shastra, Rasaśāstra: 12 definitions
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Rasashastra has 10 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Rasaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Rasasastra or Rasashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchRasaśāstra (रसशास्त्र):—n. Alchemie [SARVADARŚANAS. 100, 11.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungRasaśāstra (रसशास्त्र):—n. Alchemie.
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: Shastra, Rasa, Raca.
Starts with: Rasashastrajna, Rasashastrajne.
Ends with: Ayurvedarasashastra.
Full-text (+1122): Rasashastroddhriti, Pacana, Rasavijnana, Rasavidya, Rasadarpaṇa, Rasavada, Gandhaka, Svedana, Grasa, Lauha, Snehana, Masrina, Virecana, Vamana, Rasshastra, Vrishya, Marana, Rekha, Snigdha, Candrika.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Minerals or metals and their pratinidhi dravya in rasashastra < [2022: Volume 11, February issue 2]
Concept of shodhana – a review by rasa shastra < [2022: Volume 11, December issue 16]
Critical review of Bhaishjyaratnavali: Manahshila and Somala. < [2019: Volume 8, October issue 11]
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
9. Introduction to the Rasa-shastra texts < [Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra]
Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra
8. Technical Concepts in Ashtadhyavi < [Chapter 4 - Materials and Concepts in Panini’s Ashtadhyayi]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Rasa and Gandhaka—The Base of all Medicines < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Review of Rasaratna Samuccaya: A Comprehensive Text on Indian Alchemy < [Volume 36 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2016]
Development of rasasastra in medieval period < [Volume 4 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1985]
Pharmaceutical standardization of Svarṇa vaṅga < [Volume 33 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2013]
A therapeutic approach of sudha varga dravya w.s.r. to gastrointestinal disorder < [Volume 3, issue 2: March- April 2016]
A Critical Review on Hemagarbha Pottali : An Effective Ayurveda Formulation < [Volume 9, Suppl 2: September-October 2022]
Srisailam's Role in Ayurveda's Medieval Historical Progress < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
A Rasashastra Motif in Mughal Painting < [Volume 4 (1995)]
Alchemy and Sacred Geography in the Mediaeval Deccan < [Volume 2 (1992)]
Alchemy Scenes in Jain Literature < [Volume 1 (1990)]
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