Vajrabhra, Vajra-abhra, 痴补箩谤腻产丑谤补: 3 definitions
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Vajrabhra 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.
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra痴补箩谤腻产丑谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶距き啷嵿ぐ) is one of the four sub-varieties of Abhraka (鈥榤ica鈥�), a group of silicate minerals, according to the Sanskrit work called the 搁补蝉补辫谤补办腻艣补蝉耻诲丑腻办补谤补 (treatise on 谤补蝉补艣腻蝉迟谤补 literature). It is also known as 痴补箩谤腻产丑谤补ka (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶距き啷嵿ぐ啶�). Mica is further subdivided in four different colors: 艣惫别迟补 (鈥榳丑颈迟别鈥�), rakta (鈥榬别诲鈥�), 辫墨迟补 (鈥榶ellow鈥�) and 办峁涐梗峁嘺 (鈥榖濒补肠办鈥�).
: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprak膩艣a-sudh膩kara, chapter 4-5痴补箩谤腻产丑谤补 variety when heated strongly on fire never develops any 惫颈办峁泃颈 (change in shape and form) and on internal use, it makes the body as strong as vajra (the weapon of Lord Indra) and checks even death.
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.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤腻产丑谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶距き啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺from vajra > vaj] n. a species of dark-coloured talc, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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