Siddharasa, Siddha-rasa: 10 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Kavya
2. Shaivism
3. Yoga
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Siddharasa 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस) refers to “specially treated mercury believed to turn iron into gold”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 9.42.—(“ayasāṃ siddharasaspṛśāmapi”)

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस) refers to an “alchemical elixir”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā III.2.12.—Accordingly, “When further [the layers of the objective “self”] from the Void to the [very] tissues of the body are transmuted by means of the ‘alchemical elixir,’ (siddharasa-yoga) i.e. by the [fundamental] ‘I’-sense which is certainly conjoined with the qualities of magnificent power, eternality, sovereignty, [and others] of such nature that are cognized [as aspects of that ‘I’], then in this state [called] Beyond the Fourth they abandon (as it were) their objectivity”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस) refers to “fixed mercury”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Just as copper becomes gold from the touch of fixed mercury (siddharasa-sparśa), [so] the student becomes absorbed in the highest reality from hearing the teachings of the Guru. If [the Yogin] worships the guru fully he will obtain from him the natural [no-mind state] without effort. [So,] he should devote himself at all times to this practice of the self. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस).—a. mineral;, metallic. (-saḥ) 1 quick-silver; अयोविकारे स्वरितत्वमिष्यते कुतोऽयसां सिद्धरस- स्पृशामपि (ayovikāre svaritatvamiṣyate kuto'yasāṃ siddharasa- spṛśāmapi) N.9.42.

2) an alchemist.

Siddharasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siddha and rasa (रस).

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

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस).—mfn.

(-saḥ-sā-saṃ) Mineral, metallic, &c. m.

(-saḥ) 1. Quicksilver. 2. An alchemist. E. siddha perfect, or perfected by alchemical operation, rasa fluid.

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

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस).—I. adj. mineral, metallic. Ii. m. 1. quicksilver. 2. an alchymist.

Siddharasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siddha and rasa (रस).

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

1) Siddharasa (सिद्धरस):—[=siddha-rasa] [from siddha > sidh] m. ‘perfected metallic fluid’, quicksilver, [Naiṣadha-carita]

2) [v.s. ...] one who by means of qu° becomes a Siddha even in the present life (and so acquires supernatural powers), [Caṇḍa-kauśika]

3) [v.s. ...] an alchemist, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] mfn. possessing perfected metallic fluids, mineral, metallic, [ib.]

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

Siddharasa (सिद्धरस):—[siddha-rasa] (saḥ) 1. m. Idem; An alchymist. a. Mineral, metallic.

[Sanskrit to German]

Siddharasa in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Siddharasa (ಸಿದ್ಧರಸ):—

1) [noun] 'a heavy, silver-white metallic chemical element, liquid at ordinary temperatures, used in thermometers, air pumps, electrical products, etc. and in dentistry; quicksilver: mercury (symbol, Hg).'2) [noun] a kind of liquid preparation that is believed to convert any metal into gold.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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