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Orpiment 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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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Orpiment is denoted by the Sanskrit term Haritāla and represents one of the materials used to make Colours in the ancient Indian tradition of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, various materials are seen to be used to make colours. e.g., Orpiment (haritāla). Also, five colours are regarded as the primary ones, (viz., white, yellow, colour of vilomata, black, dark blue.). A painter can create hundreds or thousands of colours by amalgamating the primary colours.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Full-text (+193): Haritala, Talaka, Raktadhatu, Citragandha, Kanakarasa, Vangari, Natamandana, Gaurilalita, Visragandhi, Ala, Lomahrit, Haratala, Godanta, Goroca, Harivija, Pingasara, Haribija, Pinjara, Pinjala, Karuja.
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Search found 66 books and stories containing Orpiment; (plurals include: Orpiments). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Roman Egypt to peninsular India (patterns of trade) (by Sunil Gupta)
1(b).6-8. Import of Tableware, Cosmetics, Medicines and Minor Artefacts < [Chapter 3 - Commodities of Trade and Determinants of Exchange]
2(a). Political Determinants of Exchange < [Chapter 3 - Commodities of Trade and Determinants of Exchange]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Comparative pharmaceutico-analytical study of Rasamanikya prepared by two different Shodhana media of Haratala (orpiment) < [Volume 41 (3); 2020 (Jul-Sep)]
A comparative toxicological study of Rasamanikya prepared with three different methods < [Volume 34 (3); 2013 (Jul-Sep)]
Role of Haratala Shodhana in the therapeutic efficacy of Rasamanikya along with Guduchi Ghana in the treatment of Ekakushtha (psoriasis): A double-blind randomised clinical trial < [Volume 42 (2); 2021 (Apr-Jun)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Haratala (as2s3): an important arsenic compound used in ayurveda < [Volume 7, issue 2 (2019)]
REVIEW OF PARIBHASHA TERMS IN THE LIGHT OF MODERN CHEMISTRY andamp; METALLURGY < [Volume 7, issue 3 (2019)]
Critical review on ratio of ingredients in malahara kalpana (ayurvedic ointments) < [Volume 1, issue 8 (2013)]
Alchemy in India and China (by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande)
4. Case of Arsenic Sulphide or Orpiment < [Chapter 6 - Transmission of Alchemical and Chemical ideas (Part 2)]
8. Bogar Karpam and Wei Bo-yang’s Alchemy < [Chapter 5 - Transmission of Alchemical and Chemical ideas]
4. Surface Film Formation and Tinging < [Chapter 4 - Transmutation of Base Metals into Gold]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A critical review of haritala described in rasashastra < [2018: Volume 7, February issue 3]
Utility of arsenic compounds in ayurveda < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
Toxicity screening of "kaalamega narayana chendhooram" in rats. < [2019: Volume 8, August issue 9]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A conceptual review of haratala - an arsenic-based ayurvedic compound < [2021, Issue 7, July]
Haratala – a key ingredient in traditional epilatory applications < [2017, Issue IX, September]
Agathiyar kuzhambu (herbo-mineral siddha formulation) < [2021, Issue 4, April]
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