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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)

Naḍaka (नडक) or Nalaka refers to a type of fish identified with Barbus curmuca Ham., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—The word nadaka (or nalaka) in Sanskrit suggested a tubular shape or a reed-like appearance. It is an inland, scaly, and large fish. Hora (1951) has identified this fish as Barbus curmuca Ham., a barb, which is common in waters of Western Ghats. We agree with Hora’s identification.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Nāḍaka.—same as nāḍuka (IE 8-4); same as nāḍ, nāḍu. Note: nāḍaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Naḍaka (नडक).—

1) A bone between the shoulders; 'हृदयं जिह्वा क्रोडं सव्यसक्थि पूर्वनडकम् (hṛdayaṃ jihvā kroḍaṃ savyasakthi pūrvanaḍakam)', 'दक्षिणसक्थि पूर्वनडकम् (dakṣiṇasakthi pūrvanaḍakam)' Kāty.

2) The hollow of a bone.

Derivable forms: naḍakam (नडकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Naḍaka (नडक).—(m. or nt.; Sanskrit, hollow of a bone; = Sanskrit naḍa), reed: Mahāvastu i.359.23 (prose).

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

Naḍaka (नडक).—[neuter] the hollow of a bone.

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

Naḍaka (नडक):—[from naḍ] n. the hollow of a bone, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nadaka 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

Naḍaka (ನಡಕ):—[noun] = ನಡತೆ - [nadate -] 2.

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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)

Starts with (+4): Nadakantha, Nadakantheya, Nadakarani, Nadakarika, Nadakattu, Natakacalaiyar, Natakakkanikai, Natakakkaran, Natakakkavi, Natakam, Natakamati, Natakamatu, Natakametai, Natakamvilaiyatu, Natakan, Natakanati, Natakapattiram, Natakapparattai, Natakappen, Natakar.

Ends with: Anunadaka, Jnanadaka, Kaccukannadaka, Kannadaka, Okkannadaka, Olnadaka, Parinadaka, Pranadaka, Purvanadaka, Ratnadaka, Samnadaka, Simhanadaka, Sunadaka, Tampukannadaka.

Full-text: Nalaka, Nandakin, Nadasha, Nadakiya, Purvanadaka, Anunad.

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