Rasarnava, ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Mantra-sÄdhana: Chapter One of the Kaká¹£apuá¹atantra¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�) is the name of an Ä€gama or Tantra mentioned in the Kaká¹£apuá¹atantra verse 1.5-7.—“At a previous time, when PÄrvatÄ« asked him, Åšaá¹…kara told of the attainments of ±¹¾±»å²âÄå in the wide worldly life, in various ways. I observed each teaching taught also by the troops of Gods, Siddhas (those who have attained supernatural power), Munis (saints), DeÅ›ikas (spiritual teachers), and SÄdhakas (tantric practicioners). They are [, for example]: ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹... I shall carefully extract all the above-mentioned Äå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ, which are transmitted from mouth to mouth, like butter extracted from coagulated milkâ€�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�) (lit. “treatise on the heart of mercuryâ€�) is the name of a 11th century alchemical work in Sanskrit.—The ¸é²¹²õ²¹°ù²¹³Ù²ÔÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹ is one of the key works of the Indian alchemical discipline. It draws heavily on earlier alchemical works, such as the 10th-century Rasahá¹›dayatantra by Govinda, the anonymous 11th-century ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹, and the 12th-century RasendracÅ«á¸Ämaṇi by Somadeva. There are also numerous references to Ayurvedic works and authorities, as well as to Åšaiva Tantric medical texts, such as the KriyakÄlaguṇottara.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda 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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—alaṃk. by Siṃha MahÄ«pati. Burnell. 57^a. Oppert. Ii, 6598. ‘The nominal author is said to have been a Tanjore prince of the last centuryâ€�.
2) ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�):—med. Taylor. 1, 254. Oppert. 8208. Quoted in SarvadarÅ›anasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^a, in Ṭoá¸arÄnanda W. p. 289, in RasendracintÄmaṇi W. p. 299.
3) ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�):—alaṃk. by Siṃha MahÄ«pati. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 74.
4) ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�):—med. in 17 paá¹ala. Bl. 242. Stein 188. This is taken from some Tantra.
5) ¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�):—med. Ak 946. Bd. 909 (DevÄ«bhairavasaṃvÄda).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary¸é²¹²õÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ (रसारà¥à¤£à¤�):—[from rasa > ras] m. ‘ocean of Rasasâ€�, Name of a medical [work]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Starts with: Rasarnavakala, Rasarnavasudhakara.
Full-text (+17): Rasarasarnava, Rasarnavakala, Rasarnavasudhakara, Simha mahipati, Vedhaka, Asthi, Tvac, Tvagvedha, Mamsavedha, Raktavedha, Asthivedha, Majjavedha, Nadivedha, Dhatuvedha, Majja, Rakta, Dhatu, Mamsa, Nadi, Gandhaka.
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