The Sanskrit terms Śaṃkāviṣa and Śaṅkāviṣā can be transliterated into English as Samkavisa or Shamkavisha or Sankavisa or Shankavisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Śaṅkāviṣa (शङ्काविष) refers to “suspected poison” and represents one of the six kinds of Viṣa (venom or poison), 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).—Kāśyapa, praising the efficacy and potency of the Garuḍa-mantra states that it annihilates poison even as the sun destroys darkness.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (ay)

Śaṅkāviṣa (शङ्काविष) refers to one of the five kinds of poisons, as discussed in the fourth chapter of the Kāśyapasaṃhita: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 13 chapters dealing with snake-bites, poisons and curing their venom by use of the garuḍamantra while also dealing with worship and devotion. Description of the chapter [nāga-upadrava-ādi-lakṣaṇa]:—Gautama asks to know about the protection from the speedy reactions of poisons. Kaśyapa replies that there are five kinds of poisons—namely, sthāvara, jaṅgama, kṛtrima, grahaja and śaṅkāviṣa. [In regard to the second kind?] He then goes into detailed analysis of various kinds or species of snakes—classifying them into caste-categories, according to their habitat (heavenly, mundane, sea, underworld, etc.), and so forth (1-43). [...]

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Śaṅkāviṣa (शङ्काविष):—[śaṅkā viṣaṃ] Suspension of poison, this is a psychological manifestation resulting from extreme nervousness and doubt due to dubious feeling of being bitten by a poisonous creature causes manifestation of symptoms of pseudo poison in the form of fever, vomiting, fainting, burning sensation, prostration, unconsciousness, diarrhoea. This condition is called fear poison.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śaṅkāviṣā (शङ्काविषा).—(?) apparently some sort of noxious animal or plant (perhaps corrupt): Mahā-Māyūrī 252.3 śaṅkāviṣā-viṣāt (in a list of poisons; after vṛścika-viṣāt, and before oṣadhi- viṣāt).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shanka, Samka, Visha.

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Full-text: Grahaja, Grahajavisha, Visha, Sthavara, Jangama, Kritrima, Nagopadravadilakshana, Kashyapasamhita.

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