Shalyanna, Śālyanna, Shali-anna: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śālyanna can be transliterated into English as Salyanna or Shalyanna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Śālyanna (शाल्यन्न) refers to “rice porridge” (recommended for elephants in the spring), 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 11, “33. Daily lingering in fragrant parks, rice porridge (śālyanna) with wheat, food mixed with sour milk and oil, little burden bearing and road work (travel), salutary dipping of the elephants at will into rivers, etc.,—this is the regimen for the spring. The foods to be eaten then are Sida cordifolia, kalāya (a kind of pulse), and chickpeas”.
Śālyanna (शाल्यन्न) refers to “rice”, and is part of the diet in the treatment of horses, according to sections on the treatment of Horses (Gajāyurveda or Aśvāyurveda) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—The diet also plays a role during the treatment because the food imparts a greater strength and vigour to the horses and acts as a general prophylactic against diseases. The following diets are mentioned for the horses in Garuḍapurāṇa, which are according to the doṣa: [...] The diet in vātaja-vikāra: The dugdha (milk) and śalyanna (rice) is the ideal diet in vātaja-vikāra. [...]
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Śālyanna (शाल्यन्न) refers to “rice-pap”, as mentioned in verse 5.3 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] if, berained by it, stainless rice-pap [viz., śālyanna] kept in a silver bowl (remains) unputrid and undiscoloured, it (is) to be drunk as Gangetic (water). Otherwise, (it is) oceanic (water); this (is) not to be drunk except in the month of Āśvayuja”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śālyanna (शाल्यन्न).—[neuter] boiled rice, rice-gruel.
1) Śālyanna (शाल्यन्न):—[=śāly-anna] [from śāly > śāli] a n.
2) [=śāly-anna] b śaly-odana See śāly, [column]1.
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
Śālyanna (ಶಾಲ್ಯನ್ನ):—
1) [noun] a kind of superior quality rice.
2) [noun] cooked rice (of this variety.
3) [noun] rice (of this variety) cooked with milk, jaggery, esp. for offering to the god in temples.
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Śālyānna (ಶಾಲ್ಯಾನ್ನ):—[noun] = ಶಾಲ್ಯನ್ನ - [shalyanna -] 2 & 3.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shali, Chalin, Anna, Cali.
Full-text: Shalyodana, Rice, Kalama, Diet, Kali.
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