Nakhayudha, Nakhāyudha, Nakha-ayudha: 9 definitions
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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 study1) Nakhāyudha (नखायुध) (lit. “one having nails or claws as weapons”) is a synonym (another name) for either the Lion (Siṃha) or the Tiger (Vyāghra), 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.
2) Nakhāyudha (नखायुध) (lit. “one which has the claw armed”) also refers to the Kukkuṭa.
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 dictionaryNakhāyudha (नखायुध).—
1) a tiger; प्राचण्ड्यं वहति नखायुधस्य मार्गः (prācaṇḍyaṃ vahati nakhāyudhasya mārgaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.17.
2) a lion.
3) a cock.
Derivable forms: nakhāyudhaḥ (नखायुधः).
Nakhāyudha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nakha and āyudha (आयुध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNakhāyudha (नखायुध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) 1. A tiger. 2. A lion. 3. A cock. 4. Any beast or bird having talons. E. nakha, and āyudha a weapon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNakhāyudha (नखायुध).—[adjective] having nails or claws as weapons; [masculine] a claw-footed animal, [abstract] tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nakhāyudha (नखायुध):—[from nakha] mfn. ‘claw-armed’ [Pañcatantra ii, 51/52]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a lion
3) [v.s. ...] tiger
4) [v.s. ...] cock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] monkey, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNakhāyudha (नखायुध):—[nakhā+yudha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. A cock; a tiger.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNakhāyudha (ನಖಾಯುಧ):—[noun] = ನಖರಾಯುಧ [nakharayudha].
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: Nakha, Ayudha.
Starts with: Nakhayudhatva.
Full-text: Nakhayudhatva, Nakayutam.
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