Mrigadamshaka, Mṛgadaṃśaka, Mriga-damshaka: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mṛgadaṃśaka can be transliterated into English as Mrgadamsaka or Mrigadamshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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 studyMṛgadaṃśaka (मृगदंशक) refers to the Dhole [wild dog] (Cuon alpinus), 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.
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 dictionaryMṛgadaṃśaka (मृगदंशक).—a dog.
Derivable forms: mṛgadaṃśakaḥ (मृगदंशकः).
Mṛgadaṃśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and daṃśaka (दंशक). See also (synonyms): mṛgadaṃśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgadaṃśaka (मृगदंशक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A dog. E. mṛga deer, and daṃśaka who bites.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgadaṃśaka (मृगदंशक):—[=mṛga-daṃśaka] [from mṛga > mṛg] m. ‘animal-biter’, a hunting-dog, dog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgadaṃśaka (मृगदंशक):—[mṛga-daṃśaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A dog.
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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 corpusMṛgadaṃśaka (ಮೃಗದಂಶಕ):—[noun] = ಮೃಗದಂಶ [mrigadamsha].
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)
Partial matches: Damshaka, Mriga.
Full-text: Mirukatancakan, Mrigadamsha.
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