Palakapya, Pālakāpya: 8 definitions
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Palakapya 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in GaruḍapurāṇaPālakāpya (पालकाप्य) represents an ultimate authority on elephant medicine who belonged to the Rigvedic period 2000-4000 B.C. He recognized the importance and wrote a treatise know as Gaja-āyurvēda or Hasti-āyurvēda which deals with elephant medicine and dedicated to Lord Gaṇeśa. Hence in India elephant is considered as sacred animal like cow.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPālakāpya (पालकाप्य).—Name of a sage, son of Kareṇu (who first taught the science of elephants).
-pyam The science of elephants.
Derivable forms: pālakāpyaḥ (पालकाप्यः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPālakāpya (पालकाप्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Gajacikitsā, Gajavaidya, Gajāyurveda, Hastyāyurveda. Kh. 90. Ben. 64. Bik. 638. Np. I, 10. Burnell. 75^a. Peters. 1, 98-100 (Pālakāppa). Sūcīpattra. 23. He is quoted by Kṣīrasvāmin on Amarakośa, Hemādri in Vratakhaṇḍa, Śp. p. 99, Mallinātha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pālakāpya (पालकाप्य):—m. Name of an ancient sage or Muni (= kareṇu-bhū or = dhanvan-tari), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
3) n. Name of his [work] (cf. pālakāvya above).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPālakāpya (पालकाप्य):—(pyaḥ) 1. m. Name of a sage.
[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 corpusPālakāpya (ಪಾಲಕಾಪ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] name of a sage who wrote a treatise on the characters of, skill in managing, riding or tending, etc. of horses and elephants.
2) [noun] the treatise itself.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Karenubhu, Palakakhya, Rucirasuta, Karenava, Hastyayurveda, Gajayurveda, Gajacikitsa, Palakavya, Karenusuta, Gajavaidya, Gandhahastin, Gandhebha, Gandhadvipa, Krishi, Kareṇu, Gandhagaja.
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Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)
Chapter 2 - Books on Elephants
Chapter 3 - Hastyayurveda (Hasti Ayurveda)
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
1. About the Author Kāśyapa (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Author and his Works]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Concluding Remarks: < [Chapter 1]
Historical significance of Elephant lore < [Chapter 1]
Classification and Treatment of Elephant diseases < [Chapter 1]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Fauna (5): Domesticated Animals (a): Elephants < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Amarakośodghāṭana (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Kṣīrasvāmin: Life and Works]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 6 - The Oath of Initiation < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Chapter 8 - Caraka Samhita—A Redacted Treatise < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Chapter 20 - Veterinary Science < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
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