Kovakiya, Kovākīya: 1 definition
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Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)Kovākīya (कोवाकीय) refers to a type of fish identified with Pseudosciaena sina C., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—Kovakiya is an inland, scaly, and large fish. In Sanskrit kuvaak means a bad utterance, which would indicate a fish belonging to croakers, etc. Hora (1951) tentatively suggested that kovakiya could be Polynemous tetradactyles Shaw. We believe kovakiya fits in better with the fish known to be common in Mumbai area, Pseudosciaena sina C., which is a croaker.
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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