Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrakantha.

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Citrakaṇṭha (चित्रकण्ठ) refers to a type of pillar (stambha). Its description is found in texts such as the Mānasāra (verses 15.13-15).

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

Citrakaṇṭha (चित्रकण्ठ) (lit. “one who has speckled throat”) is a synonym (another name) for the Pigeon (Kapota), 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Citrakaṇṭha (चित्रकण्ठ).—pigeon.

Derivable forms: citrakaṇṭhaḥ (चित्रकण्ठः).

Citrakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ).

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

Citrakaṇṭha (चित्रकण्ठ).—m.

(-ṇṭhaḥ) A pigeon. E. citra variegated, speckled, and kaṇṭha throat. citraḥ kaṇṭho’sya . pārāvate . tadbhede vanakapote ca (ghughu) .

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

Citrakaṇṭha (चित्रकण्ठ):—[=citra-kaṇṭha] [from citra > cit] m. ‘speckled-throat’, a pigeon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Citrakaṇṭha (चित्रकण्ठ):—[citra-kaṇṭha] (ṇṭhaḥ) 1. m. A pigeon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Citrakantha 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

Citrakaṃṭha (ಚಿತ್ರಕಂಠ):—[noun] any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs; a dove.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Citra, Kantha.

Full-text: Ardhaparavata, Kapota.

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Chapter 15 - The columns (stambha)

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