Alternative spellings of this word include Narachi.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Nārācī (नाराची):—One of the sixty-eight Siddhauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs give siddhi (success) in mercurial operations. Even so, they are more powerful than rasa (mercury) itself. These may perform all the kāryas (‘effects’) and grant dehasiddhi (‘perfection of body’) and lohasiddhi (‘transmutation of base metals’) both.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nārācī (नाराची).—A goldsmith's scales (assay balance).

See also (synonyms): nārācikā.

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

1) Narācī (नराची):—[from narāca > nara] f. a species of plant (?), [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a wife of Kṛṣṇa, [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] [according to] to some, ‘personal possession’.

4) Nārācī (नाराची):—[from nārāca] f. a goldsmith’s scales

[Sanskrit to German]

Naraci 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

Nārāci (ನಾರಾಚಿ):—[noun] an assay-balance used by goldsmiths; a goldsmith’s scale.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nara-civatayaparar, Naracihna, Naracika, Naracimmacayanti, Naracimman, Naracinkavacanam, Naracinkecam, Naracinkitam, Naracivan.

Ends with: Manaraci, Minaraci.

Full-text: Naracika, Naraca, Siddhaushadhi, Esana, Parigraha.

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