Gajayurveda, Gajāyurveda, Gaja-ayurveda: 6 definitions
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Gajayurveda 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in GaruḍapurāṇaGajāyurveda (गजायुर्वेद) or Hastyāyurveda refers to a branch of Āyurveda dealing with “elephants”.—Although research on medical science has opened new sources of remedies, Āyurveda is continuing as a mainstay in the treatment due to its easy availability coupled with safe, effective, and sustainable claims. Āyurveda is not only responsible for the health of human beings but also plays an important role in Veterinary sciences. Since antiquity, different branches of Āyurveda, [like Gajāyurveda—deals with hasti/gaja (elephants)] [...].
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGajāyurveda (गजायुर्वेद).—science of the treatment of elephants.
Derivable forms: gajāyurvedaḥ (गजायुर्वेदः).
Gajāyurveda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and āyurveda (आयुर्वेद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Gajāyurveda (गजायुर्वेद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Mysore. 1. See Gajacikitsā.
—by Pālakāpya. Peters. 1, 98-100. Sūcīpattra. 23. Quoted by Mallinātha Oxf. 113^b.
2) Gajāyurveda (गजायुर्वेद):—(q. v.) by Pālakāpya. Stein 192. Printed in Poona. 1894.
Gajāyurveda has the following synonyms: Hastyāyurveda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajāyurveda (गजायुर्वेद):—[from gaja > gaj] m. Name of a medical work on the elephants.
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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: Gaja, Ayurveda.
Full-text (+120): Hastyayurveda, Gajacikitsa, Palakapya, Jambu, Svarnavarna, Guduci, Tinospora cordifolia, Badhirya, Epidemic, Jamun, Neem, Acacia catechu, Pakvajambu, Blood-letting, Raktamokshana, Jambunibha, Deafness, Kushthacikitsa, Nimba, Patola.
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