Dakshayya, Dakṣāyya, Dākṣāyya: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Dakṣāyya and Dākṣāyya can be transliterated into English as Daksayya or Dakshayya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study1) Dākṣāyya (दाक्षाय्य) (lit. “one who is alert”) is a synonym (another name) for Vulture (Gṛdhra), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2) Dākṣāyya (दाक्षाय्य) is also a synonym (another name) for the Hawk/Falcon (Śyena).
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDakṣāyya (दक्षाय्य).—
1) A vulture.
2) An epithet of Garuḍa.
Derivable forms: dakṣāyyaḥ (दक्षाय्यः).
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Dākṣāyya (दाक्षाय्य).—A vulture.
Derivable forms: dākṣāyyaḥ (दाक्षाय्यः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣāyya (दक्षाय्य) or Dakṣāya.—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. The bird of Vishnu, Garud'a. 2. A vulture. E. dakṣ to hurt, āya Unadi aff.
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Dākṣāyya (दाक्षाय्य) or Dākṣāya.—m.
(-yaḥ) A vulture. E. dakṣ to be quick, āya affix, and again, aṇ affix of descent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣāyya (दक्षाय्य).—[adjective] to be obeyed or pleased.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dakṣāyya (दक्षाय्य):—[from dakṣ] mfn. to be satisfied by skill, [if., vii].
2) Dākṣāyya (दाक्षाय्य):—m. a vulture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a vulture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusDākṣāyya (ದಾಕ್ಷಾಯ್ಯ):—[noun] the large vulture Gyps bengalensis of Acciptridae family, with bald-head, naked neck, white back and shoulder, large wings, short but strong curved beak, black legs, that feeds on dead animals; Indian white-backed vulture.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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