Samanyamusha, 厂腻尘腻苍测补尘奴峁Ｄ�, Samanya-musha: 3 definitions

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Samanyamusha 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.

The Sanskrit term 厂腻尘腻苍测补尘奴峁Ｄ� can be transliterated into English as Samanyamusa or Samanyamusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra

厂腻尘腻苍测补尘奴峁Ｄ� (啶膏ぞ啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶ぎ啷傕し啶�) is a Sanskrit technical term corresponding to 鈥淐ow-nipple Like Crucible鈥�. It is commonly used in 搁补蝉补艣腻蝉迟谤补 literature (Medicinal Alchemy) such as the 搁补蝉补辫谤补办腻艣补蝉耻诲丑腻办补谤补 or the Rasaratna-samuccaya. 厂腻尘腻苍测补尘奴峁Ｄ� is a tool often used in various Ayurvedic recipes and Alchemical preparations.

: Indian Journal of History of Science, 31(4), 1996: M奴峁Ｄ乿ij帽膩na

厂腻尘腻苍测补尘奴峁Ｄ� (啶膏ぞ啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶ぎ啷傕し啶�) or simply 厂腻尘腻苍测补 refers to an 鈥渙rdinary crucible鈥� and is a type of 尘奴峁Ｄ� (crucible) used for smelting metals.鈥敵宄灸宀圆獠� crucibles were usually made of earth and iron-powder. Apart from these two substances horse-dung, powdered coal, burnt chaff of grains were also added. After mixing the well-ground substances and after adding some moistening agents like milk, a fine paste was made and crucibles of various shapes and sizes were constructed from it. Also see Rasaratnasamuccaya 5.171, 230 and Ras膩r峁嘺va 14.151.

Moulded crucibles made from the above substances was a s膩m膩nya尘奴峁Ｄ� which was employed in common operations like melting and extraction of metals from their respective ores, where high temperatures were not needed.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

General definition (in Hinduism)

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Samanya Musha:鈥擜 crucible for general use. Made of charcoal, ash of the paddy husk, fibres of sana (Crotalaria juncea Linn.) and horse-dung are taken together and mixed well by pounding with a hammer. A cone or funnel shaped crucible prepared of this material is called samanta-musha (crucible for general use) if any specific type of crucible is not prescribed, then this general type of crucible is used in pharmaceutical process. It is used for mixing two metals together, then it is called dvandva-melapana-musha. It is prepared according to the size/shape of the nipple of cows called gostani-musha, and is generally used for taking the sattva (essence) of Mica, etc. If it is shaped like Dhatura flower, it is called dhattura-puspa-musha.

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