Kalakakakulimriga, Kālakakākulīmṛga, Kalaka-kakulimriga: 1 definition

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Kalakakakulimriga 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 term Kālakakākulīmṛga can be transliterated into English as Kalakakakulimrga or Kalakakakulimriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Kālakakākulīmṛga (कालककाकुलीमृग) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “blackish python”, it is a species of Kākulīmṛga (‘python’). The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Kālakakākulīmṛga is part of the sub-group named Bhūmiśaya, refering to animals “who sleep in burrows in earth”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance. The word is composed of kālaka (‘black’ or ‘dark-blue’) and kākulīmṛga (‘pyton’).

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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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