Alternative spellings of this word include Lomancha.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Lomāñca (लोमाञ्च) refers to “horripilation” and is a symptom of a (venemous) bite caused by the Tīkṣṇa 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. tīkṣṇasyālasyalomāñcau daṃśe kurukurāyitam]

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lomāñca (लोमाञ्च).—

1) रोमाञ्चः (romāñcaḥ) q. v.

2) wool, down.

3) a tail.

Derivable forms: lomāñcaḥ (लोमाञ्चः).

Lomāñca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loman and añca (अञ्च).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lomāñca (लोमाञ्च).—m.

(-ñcaḥ) Horripilation: see romāñca .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lomāñca (लोमाञ्च):—[from loma > loman] m. = romāña, curling or erection of the hair, a thrill of rapture or terror, shudder etc., [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lomāñca (लोमाञ्च):—(ñcaḥ) 1. m. Horripilation.

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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: Loman, Anca.

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