Vatsavish, Vatsaviṣ, Vatsa-vish: 1 definition
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Vatsavish 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.
The Sanskrit term Vatsaviṣ can be transliterated into English as Vatsavis or Vatsavish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaVatsaviṣ (वत्सविष्) [=vatsaviṣā?] refers to the “dung of a calf”, which is used in certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Viśvavallabha-Vṛkṣāyurveda by Cakrapāṇi-Miśra (1580 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the principles of ancient Indian agriculture and horticulture.—Accordingly, “A cavity should be made in dāla (?) and any seed should be placed in it. It should then be covered with a paste of the calf dung [saṃlepitaṃ vatsaviṣā]. Then the fruit of that shape is obtained”.
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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