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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Luṇṭhāka (लुण्ठाक) (lit. “one who is a plunderer”) is a synonym (another name) for the Crow (Kāka), 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.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Luṇṭhaka (लुण्ठक).—[luṇṭh-ṇvul] A robber, plunderer, thief.

Derivable forms: luṇṭhakaḥ (लुण्ठकः).

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Luṇṭhāka (लुण्ठाक).—

1) A robber.

2) A crow.

Derivable forms: luṇṭhākaḥ (लुण्ठाकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Luṇṭhāka (लुण्ठाक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A crow. 2. A robber. E. luṭhi to roll, or to rob, kākan aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Luṇṭhaka (लुण्ठक).—[masculine] plunderer.

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

1) Luṇṭhaka (लुण्ठक):—[from luṇṭh] m. a robber, plunderer, [Harṣacarita]

2) Luṇṭhāka (लुण्ठाक):—[from luṇṭh] m. a robber, plunderer (-tā f.), [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] a crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Luṇṭhāka (लुण्ठाक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A crow.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Luṇṭhaka (लुण्ठक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Luṃṭhaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lunthaka 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

Luṃṭhāka (ಲುಂಠಾಕ):—[noun] = ಲುಂಠನಕಾರಿ [lumthanakari].

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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.

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Starts with: Lunthakata.

Ends with: Gramalunthaka, Vilunthaka.

Full-text: Lunthakata, Gramalunthaka, Vilunthaka, Lumthaga.

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