Crab: 2 definitions
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Crab 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.
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)The Crab (animal) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Kulira or Karkaṭa, whereas Karkaṭahasta refers to one of the thirteen Combined-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as saṃyuktahastas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Śabdakalpadruma, karkaṭa means kulira i.e., crab. In karkaṭahasta, fingers are passed between the fingers of both hands together and it makes the shape of a crab. This posture is used while yawning. According to Abhinayadarpaṇa, this karkaṭa-hasta is used to denote coming of a crowd, showing the stomach, filling the conch-shell, twisting limbs, pulling branch etc.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusThe Crab can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Kulīra (whose smell is said to resemble the odor of certain elephants), according to the 15th century Matangalila composed by Nilakantha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: “12. Delighted with leavings (of food), right easily frightened, having a sour, acrid odor or that of a goat, of bones, or of a crab (kulīra) [śuktāmlabastāsthikulīragandhaḥ], wrathful, treacherous (changeable, ‘easy to be parted’), cowardly, ungrateful, this base elephant is a Śudra (serf) in character”.

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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Starts with: Crab bone, Crab bush, Crab grass, Crab wood, Crab-eye vine, Crabapple mangrove, Crabbea velutina, Crabgrass, Crabwood.
Full-text (+310): Kulira, Karkata, Karkataka, Kuliraka, Apatyashatru, Kulirad, Harilocana, Karka, Mrityusuti, Vrishcika, Mukhastra, Pankavasa, Pingacakshus, Shodashanghri, Sadamshaka, Prishthacakshus, Kuracilla, Parshvodarapriya, Maghama, Bahuka.
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Search found 99 books and stories containing Crab; (plurals include: Crabs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
DNA barcoding of Scylla serrata: anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effects. < [2018: Volume 7, January issue 1]
Estimation of protein, carbohydrate and lipids in female mud crab scylla serrata < [2018: Volume 7, March special issue 6]
Biochemical studies of freshwater crab Barytelphusa guerini inoculated with E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus. < [2018: Volume 7, February issue 3]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 75 - The Crocodile And The Jackal < [Part II (e) - Stories of the Kinnaras]
Story 64 - The Heron And The Crab < [Part II (c) - Stories of the Durayas]
Story 185a - The Crab and the Frog < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations (by Radhakrishnan. P)
12. Symbolic Crab and Moon < [Chapter 7 - Moon the Significant Planet of Mind]
3. Lunar Effects and Natural Astrology < [Chapter 15 - Conclusion]
12. Astrologial overview on Moon in Zodiac Signs < [Chapter 5 - Adoration of the Sun and Moon]
Ten Little Vignettes < [August 1948]
Two poems < [May-June 1931]
Sanskrit Limericks < [October-December 1942]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 389: Suvaṇṇakakkaṭa-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 267: Kakkatā-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Jataka 38: Baka-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 4.9 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 1.17 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
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