Kulingaka, Kuliṅgaka: 6 definitions
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Kulingaka 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.
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Ayurveda (science of life)
1) Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “sparrow”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Kuliṅgaka is part of the sub-group named prasaha, refering to animals “who take their food by snatching”. 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.
2) Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “baya”, or “weaver bird”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Kuliṅgaka is part of the sub-group named Pratuda, refering to animals “who eat while striking”. 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.
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
Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A sparrow.
1) Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक):—[=ku-liṅgaka] [from ku] m. a sparrow ([varia lectio] kuliṅkaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a bird of prey, [Caraka]
Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sparrow.
Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक):—(wie eben) m. Sperling [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1331.]
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Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक):—, so die v. l.; der Text kuliṅkaka .
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Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक):—[CARAKA 1, 27.]
Kuliṅgaka (कुलिङ्गक):—m. —
1) ein best. Raubvogel [Carakasaṃhitā 1,27.] —
2) *Sperling.
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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