Vishamajvara, վṣaᱹ, Vishama-jvara, վṣaᱹ: 16 definitions
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 վṣaᱹ and վṣaᱹ 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)
: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemyվṣaᱹ (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)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaվṣaᱹ (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and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes.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 ṣaᱹ] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (ṣaⲹ-첹貹) which is a branch of pharmacology (ⲹṇa).
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)1) վṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ѳܳī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Ѳܳī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 śǰ첹 (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term վṣaᱹ in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads�(1) atha ṣajvarādhikāre, madhukādividhānam (2) ṣaᱹharalauhavidhānam.
2) վṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 鲹첹ܻܳī.—The 鲹첹ܻܳī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 śǰ첹.—The complete entry reads: ṣaᱹ,—m岹� .
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsaվṣaᱹ (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. ceṣṭita� sulabhasya antarvedanā ṣaᱹ�]
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)վṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर) refers to “irregular fever�, as mentioned in verse 5.29-30 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—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., ṣaᱹ], catarrh, and strangury; skimmed, however, in dysentery�.
Note: śīٲke ṣaᱹ (“in cold [śīٲ] irregular fever [ṣaᱹ]�) has been rendered gra�-bai rims da� mi sñoms rims (“in cold fever and in irregular fever�), which plainly indicates a variant reading �śīٲke viṣame jvare�. This is, however, incompatible with the explanation given by the commentators, who just as plainly consider śīٲke an attribute of ṣaᱹ.
: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial eraվṣaᱹ (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 (ṣaᱹ) and the time taken for relief from different types of fevers. [...] The Tridoṣaja-Prakaraṇa mentions deranged movement/flow of Vāta (貹Բ-پ-ṣaⲹ) as the cause for ṣaᱹ.

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 Buddhismվṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर�) 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 վṣaᱹ).

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 (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर).—m (S) A fever of irregular periods and of unequal paroxysms. 2 Remittent fever. See jvara.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर).�m Remittent fever.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryվṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर).—remittent fever; दोषोऽल्पोऽहितसंभूत� ज्वर�- त्सृष्टस्य वा पुनः � धातुमन्यतम� प्राप्� करोत� विषमज्वरम् (doṣo'lpo'hitasaṃbhūto jvaro- tsṛṣṭasya vā puna� | dhātumanyatama� prāpya karoti ṣaᱹm) ||
Derivable forms: ṣaᱹ� (विषमज्वर�).
վṣaᱹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa and jvara (ज्वर).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर).—m.
(-�) 1. A violent fever. 2. Irregularly remittent fever. E. ṣa and jvara a fever.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर):—[=-ṣa-ᱹ] [from -ṣa] m. irregular (chronic) fever, [Suśruta]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर):—[ṣa-jvara] (�) 1. m. Intermittent or strong fever.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusվṣaᱹ (ವಿಷಮಜ್ವರ):—[noun] = ವಿಷಮಶೀತಜ್ವ� [vishamashitajvara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryվṣaᱹ (विषमज्वर):—n. Med. & Biol. typhus; paratyphoid;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishama, Jvara.
Starts with: Vishamajvarahara, Vishamajvaraharalauha, Vishamajvarahrid, Vishamajvaram, Vishamajvarankushalauha, Vishamajvarantaka, Vishamajvarantakalauha.
Full-text: Vishamajvaram, Vishamajvarantaka, Vishamajvarahrid, Vishamajvarahara, Vishamajvarankushalauha, Vishamajvarantakalauha, Vishmajvar, Vishamacuram, Triphaladi, Vishamapacana, Antarvedana, Murva, Triphala, Prithakjata, Prithakjataprakarana, Anubandha, Abhisanga.
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