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

Karkareṭu (कर्करेटु) refers to the Streaked Weaver bird (Ploceus Manyar), 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karkareṭu (कर्करेटु).—(= karkaṭuḥ).

Derivable forms: karkareṭuḥ (कर्करेटुः).

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

Karkareṭu (कर्करेटु).—mf.

(-ṭuḥ-ṭuḥ) The numidian crane: see kareṭu. E. karkaśa hard, &c. reṭ to sound, deriv. irr.

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

Karkareṭu (कर्करेटु):—[from karkarāṭuka] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Karkareṭu (कर्करेटु):—[karkare+ṭu] (ṭuḥ) 2. m. f. Numidian crane.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karkaretu 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karkarēṭu (ಕರ್ಕರೇಟು):—[noun] any of a family (Gruidae) of usu. large gruiform wading white birds with very long legs and neck, and a long, straight bill; a crane.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Karkaratuka, Karetu, Karatu, Karkata.

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