Urdhvapatana, Ūrdhvapātana, Urdhva-patana: 6 definitions
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Urdhvapatana 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: CCRAS: Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India, Appendix IŪrdhvapātana (ऊर्ध्वपातन) is the first sub-step of Pātana, which is the fifth of the eight purification steps of Pārada (mercury), also known as the Aṣṭasaṃskāra.—Take Pārada and Tāmra in the specified ratio and levigate with Jambīra-svarasa to prepare thick paste. Apply the paste over the lower pot of Ḍamarū-yantra and apply heat for 12 hours. Collect the Pārada settled at the upper pot gently. (see the Āyurvedaprakāśa 1.68-71: a Sanskrit work on Rasaśāstra written in the 16th-century by Mādhava).
Ingredients:
- Pārada [Mercury] (3 parts),
- Ravi [Tāmra] (1 part),
- Jambīra [Nimbu] rasa (Quantum satis).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŪrdhvapātana (ऊर्ध्वपातन):—A process of materi by which mercury etc. matrials are made to sublime in upward sublimation apparatus
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Academia.edu: Perfect medicine: Mercury in Sanskrit Medical LiteratureŪrdhvapātana (upward distillation) is the fourth step (saṃskāra) of process of purification of mercury, according to the Bhāvaprakāśa. Pulverised mercury is mixed with blue vitriol and iron pyrites and prepared in a Vidhyādharayantra.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŪrdhvapātana (ऊर्ध्वपातन).—causing to ascend, sublimation (as of mercury),
Derivable forms: ūrdhvapātanam (ऊर्ध्वपातनम्).
Ūrdhvapātana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and pātana (पातन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŪrdhvapātana (ऊर्ध्वपातन):—[=ūrdhva-pātana] [from ūrdhva] n. the act of causing (mercury) to rise, sublimation (of mercury), [Bhāvaprakāśa]
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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: Patana, Urdhva.
Starts with: Urdhvapatanayantra.
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