Akshikutaka, Akṣikūṭaka, Akshi-kutaka: 9 definitions
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Akshikutaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Akṣikūṭaka can be transliterated into English as Aksikutaka or Akshikutaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक) refers to the “ridge over the eyes” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 6, “on determination of measurements”]: “9. Above the trunk tips, the gaṇḍūṣa. But the ridge over the eye (akṣikūṭaka) is the īṣikā. The outer corner of the eye is the niryāṇa. But the root of the ear is the cūlikā (‘little crest’)”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक).—n S akṣigōla or -gōlaka m S The ball of the eye.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक).—[ṣa. ta.] the eyeball, pupil of the eye.
Derivable forms: akṣikūṭakaḥ (अक्षिकूटकः).
Akṣikūṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣi and kūṭaka (कूटक). See also (synonyms): akṣikūṭa, akṣigola, akṣitārā.
Akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक).—n.
(-kaḥ) The eye-ball. E. akṣi the eye, and kūṭaka a globe or ball.
Akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक):—[=akṣi-kūṭaka] [from akṣi] n. the prominent part of the forehead above the eye, [Yājñavalkya etc.]
Akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-kam) 1) The ball of the eye.
2) The pupil of the eye. See also the preceding. E. akṣi and kūṭaka.
Akṣikūṭaka (अक्षिकूटक):—[akṣi-kūṭaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The eyeball.
[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
Akṣikūṭaka (ಅಕ್ಷಿಕೂಟಕ):—[noun] the ball or globe of the eye; the eye-ball.
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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