Samkucaka, Saṃkucaka, Saṅkucaka, Sankucaka: 1 definition
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Samkucaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samkuchaka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)Saṃkucaka (संकुचक) refers to a type of fish identified with Dasyatis sephen Forsk., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—In Sanskrit, sankuchaka means one that contracts itself. Someshvardeva described this fish as a marine and scaleless fish; size was not mentioned but because it is grouped with sharks, we assume it to be large. Apte’s Sanskrit-English dictionary (Apte, 1965) mentions sankocha as a skatefish. Hora (1951) did not try to identify the species. Since skates and rays are considered interchangeable groups, we tried to widen our range for identification. We find the name sankusha used in India for Dasyatis (Pastinachus) sephen Forsk. and also this fish is found commonly on the west coast of India. We suggest D. sephen is sankuchaka.
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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