Tapyamakshika, Tapya-makshika, Tāpyamākṣika: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 4-5The second variety (of Pyrite) is found on the banks of Tapti river and is known as Tāpya-mākṣika. It is associated with stony portion and looks pāṇḍura (whitish) in colour and associated with the shade of five colours of gold. It is comparatively inferior in properties and liberates less satva (metal content) on satvapātana.
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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