Vayubhaksha, Vāyubhakṣa, Vayu-bhaksha: 10 definitions
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Vayubhaksha 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 Vāyubhakṣa can be transliterated into English as Vayubhaksa or Vayubhaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष).—An ancient hermit. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Stanza 13, that this hermit had been a prominent figure in the palace of Yudhiṣṭhira.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष) (lit. “one who feeds on air”) refers to one of the names of a snake, according to the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata, which gives a long list of serpents that were killed in the sarpasatra performed by king Janamejaya who wanted to avenge his father Parīkṣit’s death which was caused by the deadly Takṣaka.
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 dictionaryVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष).—m.
1) one who feeds only on air (as an ascetic).
2) a snake; cf. पवनाशन (pavanāśana).
Derivable forms: vāyubhakṣaḥ (वायुभक्षः).
Vāyubhakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyu and bhakṣa (भक्ष). See also (synonyms): vāyubhakṣaṇa, vāyubhuj.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष).—mfn.
(-kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) Eating air, fasting. m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1. A snake. 2. An ascetic who lives on air. E. vāyu wind, and bhakṣa who eats.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष).—I. adj., f. ṣā. 1. feeding on air, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 51, 1. 2. fasting,
Vāyubhakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyu and bhakṣa (भक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष).—[adjective] living on air.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष):—[=vāyu-bhakṣa] [from vāyu] mf(ā)n. eating (only) air, living on air, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] an ascetic, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Muni, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣa (वायुभक्ष):—[vāyu-bhakṣa] (kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) 1. m. A snake. a. Eating air; fasting.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusVāyubhakṣa (ವಾಯುಭಕ್ಷ):—[noun] a snake or serpant that is supposed to live only on air.
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)
Partial matches: Bhaksha, Vayu.
Starts with: Vayubhakshaka, Vayubhakshana.
Full-text: Anilashin, Shvasanashana, Abbhaksha, Vayubhuj, Vayubhakshana, Ekapada, Abhojya, Abhyavaharya.
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