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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Pāṇidvaya (पाणिद्वय) refers to the “two hands” (of the Unborn Creator), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “21. The creation of elephants (as told in the following) was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. The (cosmic) egg from which the creation of the sun took place—the Unborn (Creator) took solemnly in his two hands (pāṇidvaya) the two gleaming half shells (kapālayugala) of that egg, exhibited (to him) by the Brahmanical sages, and chanted seven sāmans at once. Thereupon (from one shell) the elephant Airāvata was born, and seven (other) noble elephants (i.e., the eight elephants of the ‘quarters’ or regions) were severally born, through the chanting. [...]”.

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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.

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Partial matches: Dvaya, Pani.

Full-text: Uttanapanidvaya, Dvipani, Pratyarthin.

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