Alternative spellings of this word include Mayurapichchha.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Mayūrapiccha (मयूरपिच्छ) [=mayūrapiñccha] refers to the “feather of peacock” and is used in the treatment of Maṇḍalī-snake-bites, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—A number of different permutation and combination of herbs are prescribed as Lepa and Pāna for removing the poison of Maṇḍalī snakes.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse 9.80: “Paste of Kāpī, blue Lotus and sesame when used for fumigation destroy the poison of Ghoṇasa snake. Also fumigation with mango bark, sesame the lorement of the Boar and feather of peacock (mayūrapiñccha)”.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Mayūrapiccha (मयूरपिच्छ) refers to (fans made of) “tail-feathers”, and is related to the term Tālavṛnta (“palmyra-stalk fan”), as mentioned in verse 3.39 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Tālavṛnta (“palmyra-stalk fan”) has been translated tā-lai bsil-yab (“fan of palmyra palm”), which is in keeping with Candranandana’s and Hemādri’s interpretation. According to another explanation (followed by Aruṇadatta & Indu and also recorded by Candranandana), the term is used metaphorically for “fans made of the tail-feathers etc. of peacocks (and) having the form of palmyra-stalks” (mayūrapicchādikṛtāni tālavṛntākṛtīni vyajanāni). For tā-la CD write ta-la again; cf. v. 33.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mayūrapiccha (मयूरपिच्छ).—n (S) The tail of a peacock.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mayūrapiccha (मयूरपिच्छ).—a peacock's tail or feather.

Derivable forms: mayūrapiccham (मयूरपिच्छम्).

Mayūrapiccha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mayūra and piccha (पिच्छ).

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

Mayūrapiccha (मयूरपिच्छ):—[=mayūra-piccha] [from mayūra] n. a p°’s tail-feather, [Kādambarī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mayurapiccha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Piccha, Mayura.

Starts with: Mayurapicchamaya.

Full-text: Mayurapicchamaya, Mayurapinccha.

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