Patalapicchaka, Pāṭalapicchaka, Patala-picchaka: 1 definition
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)Pāṭalapicchaka (पाटलपिच्छक) refers to a type of fish identified with Mystus aor Ham., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—Patalapicchaka is a medium-sized, scaleless fish with a red crest and is found in rivers. Picchaka in Sanskrit means tail. Hora (1951) identified it to be Clupisoma garua Ham. We do not agree with Hora because C. garua is common only in northern India. We suggest that patalapicchaka to be Mystus aor Ham., which has a dark caudal fin, and is a catfish.
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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