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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ) refers to the Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani), 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.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “crow pheasant”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Kukkubha is part of the group of birds named Lāvādi, which is a sub-group of Viṣkira, refering to “birds similar to common quail who eat while scattering the gains”. 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.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ).—

1) A wild cock.

2) A cock in general.

3) Varnish.

Derivable forms: kukkubhaḥ (कुक्कुभः).

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

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ).—m.

(-bhaḥ) 1. A wild cock, (Phasianus gallus.) 2. Varnish, oiling or oily gloss; also kukkubhaka m.

(-kaḥ) E. kuk imitative sound, ku to utter sound, and bhak irr. aff.

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

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ).—i. e. kukku (onomatop.) -bha (vb. bhā), m. A wild cock, Phasianus gallus, Mahābhārata 13, 2835.

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

1) Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ):—[from kukkuṭ] m. the wild cock (Phasianus gallus), [Mahābhārata xiii, 2835]

2) [v.s. ...] varnish, oily gloss, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ):—(bhaḥ) 1. m. A wild cock; varnish or oily gloss.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kukkubha (कुक्कुभ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kukkuha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kukkubha 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

Kukkubha (ಕುಕ್ಕುಭ):—[noun] a bird of the duck tribe, gallus sonnerati; wild-fowl; wood-cock.

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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)

Ends with: Jalakukkubha.

Full-text: Jalakukkubha, Kukkuha, Lavadi, Kukkuta.

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section LIV < [Anusasanika Parva]

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