Mrinalakantha, Mṛṇalakaṇṭha, Mṛṇālakaṇṭha, Mrinala-kantha: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Mrinalakantha 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.
The Sanskrit terms Mṛṇalakaṇṭha and Mṛṇālakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Mrnalakantha or Mrinalakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMṛṇalakaṇṭha (मृणलकण्ठ) is a Sanskrit word referring to a kind of bird living on water (“snake bird”). The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Mṛṇalakaṇṭha is part of the sub-group named Ambucārin, refering to animals “which move on waters”. 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛṇālakaṇṭha (मृणालकण्ठ).—a particular aquatic bird.
Derivable forms: mṛṇālakaṇṭhaḥ (मृणालकण्ठः).
Mṛṇālakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛṇāla and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛṇālakaṇṭha (मृणालकण्ठ):—[=mṛṇāla-kaṇṭha] [from mṛṇāla > mṛṇ] m. a [particular] aquatic bird, [Caraka]
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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: Mrinala, Kantha.
Full-text: Ambucarin.
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