Jalakanksha, Jalākāṅkṣa, Jala-akanksha, Jalakāṅkṣa, Jala-kanksha: 6 definitions

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Jalakanksha 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.

The Sanskrit terms Jalākāṅkṣa and Jalakāṅkṣa can be transliterated into English as Jalakanksa or Jalakanksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

Jalakāṅkṣa (जलकाङ्क्ष) (lit. “one who is desiring water”) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), 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

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jalākāṅkṣa (जलाकाङ्क्ष) or Jalakāṅkṣa (जलकाङ्क्ष).—m. an elephant.

Derivable forms: jalākāṅkṣaḥ (जलाकाङ्क्षः), jalakāṅkṣaḥ (जलकाङ्क्षः).

Jalākāṅkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and ākāṅkṣa (आकाङ्क्ष). See also (synonyms): jalakāṅkṣin.

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

Jalakāṅkṣa (जलकाङ्क्ष).—m.

(-ṅkṣaḥ) An elephant. E. jala water, and kāṅkṣa desirous, from kāṃkṣi with aṇ affix; also with ini affix, ut inf. jalaṃ kāṅkṣati kāṅkṣa-aṇ upamita samāsaḥ . hastini jalābhilāṣiṇi ca .

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

1) Jalakāṅkṣa (जलकाङ्क्ष):—[=jala-kāṅkṣa] [from jala] m. ‘desiring water’, an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Jalākāṅkṣa (जलाकाङ्क्ष):—[from jala] m. = la-k, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Jalakanksha 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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