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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय).—Divine birds; sisters of Aruṇa and Garuḍa.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 67.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय) (lit. “one who is matron”) is a synonym (another name) for Garuḍa, 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.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय).—An epithet of Garuḍa.

Derivable forms: sauparṇeyaḥ (सौपर्णेयः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Garuda, the bird and vehicle of Vishnu. E. suparṇā the mother of this being, and ḍhak aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय).—i. e. suparṇā. (see parṇa), + eya, m. Garuḍa, a fabulous bird.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय):—[from sauparṇa] m. ([from] suparṇa or ṇī; cf. [Pāṇini 4-1, 120 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) a [metronymic] ([especially] Name of Garuḍa q.v.), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of the metres (regarded as children of Su-parṇī), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sauparṇeya (सौपर्णेय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. Garuḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sauparṇeya in German

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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.

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Full-text: Suparneya, Sauparneyi, Dhak.

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