The Sanskrit terms Balakṣayin and Balakṣayī can be transliterated into English as Balaksayin or Balakshayin or Balaksayi or Balakshayi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Balakṣayī (बलक्षयी) refers to “those (elephants) with decaying strength”, 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 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “20. With ears, shoulders, tail, and trunk hanging limp, body hairs fallen out, falling teeth (or tusks, wasting away in flesh and strength) (balakṣayī), with loose foot soles, and feet (‘hoof-slippers’) that fall off, eating little, rough-bodied, with a film over the eyes, his body covered with veins, evacuating and urinating with difficulty, thirsty, his nails eaten by multitudes of worms, he is aged and has attained the tenth stage”.

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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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Partial matches: Kshayin, Bala.

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