Alternative spellings of this word include Chitramekhala.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

Citramekhala (चित्रमेखल) (lit. “one who has a variegated girdle”) is a synonym (another name) for the Peacock (Mayūra), 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

Citramekhala (चित्रमेखल).—a peacock.

Derivable forms: citramekhalaḥ (चित्रमेखलः).

Citramekhala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and mekhala (मेखल).

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

Citramekhala (चित्रमेखल).—m.

(-laḥ) A peacock. E. citra spotted, and mekhalā a girdle.

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

1) Citramekhala (चित्रमेखल):—[=citra-mekhala] [from citra > cit] a [Manu-smṛti iii, 269 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [=citra-mekhala] [from citra > cit] b m. = -piccha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Citramekhala (चित्रमेखल):—[citra-mekhala] (laḥ) 1. m. A peacock.

[Sanskrit to German]

Citramekhala 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.

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Partial matches: Mekhala, Citra.

Starts with: Citramekhalaka.

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