The document defines key terms related to Agadatantra (the science of poisons and anti-venom in Ayurveda). It defines visha as any substance that causes grief, depression, or vitiation of tissues and hampers health or life. It defines Agadatantra as dealing with the signs, symptoms, and management of poisoning from snake bites, insect bites, spider bites, and rodents, as well as improperly combined poisonous substances. The scope of Agadatantra includes identification of poisons from minerals, plants, animals and artificial sources as well as their treatment, contact poisons, lifestyle diseases, and environmental pollution.

1. Agadatantra –Part -A
2.Definition of Visha
3. Definition of Agadatantra
4.Scope of Agadatantra

2. Definition of Visha
• विष- विष् (धातु) + क (प्रत्यय )
To get fully pervaded or to get occupied
• जगविषष्णं तं दृष्ट्वा तेनासौ विष संवतत।
Produce grief
• विषाद जननत्वाच्च विषवित्यविधीयते
Cause depression/ sadness

3. • देहं प्रविश्य यद् द्रव्यं िषवयत्वा रसावदकान्
स्वास्थ्य प्राणहरं च स्यात् तद् द्रव्यं विषिु्यतते ||
Vitiate Rasadi Dhatus
Hampering the health or life

4. Synonyms
• Amarakosha
क्ष्वेड
गरल
• Rasatarangini
विष
क्ष्वेड
गरल
कालक
ू ट
• Kaiyadevanighsnatu
विष रसं
क्ष्वेड तीक्ष्णं
गरल जीवितापह
• Rajanighantu
दारद आहेय हाररद्र
नील हालाहल शृङ्गी
िूगर घोर

5. Definition of Agadatantra
• अगदतन्त्रं नाम सर्पकीटलूतामूषकादददष्टदिषव्यञ्जनार्थं
दिदिधदिषसंयोगोर्शमनार्थं च ।। (Su.Su.1/8)
Deals with the signs and symptoms and management of
poisoning resulting from the bites of snakes, insects,
spiders, rodents etc
various other poisons produced by improper
combination of poisonous substance or drugs.

6. • सपपिृविकलूतानां विषोपशिनी तु या
सा विया विषतन्त्रञ्च नाि प्रोक्त। िनीवषवि।
(H.S.I 2/18)
Vishatantra is the science dealing with Visha
upashamani kriya (anti-poisonous measures) in
case of poisonig by sarpa (snakes), vrschika
(scorpions), luta(spiders) etc.

7. Scope of Agadatantra
• Identification of poison, types of poison from
minerals, plant and animal kingdoms as well as
artificial poisons and their treatment.
• Contact poison
• Lifestyle diseases
• Environmental pollution

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