Shvetakakulimriga, Śvetakākulīmṛga, Shveta-kakulimriga: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śvetakākulīmṛga can be transliterated into English as Svetakakulimrga or Shvetakakulimriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyŚvetakākulīmṛga (श्वेतकाकुलीमृग) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “white python”, it is a species of Kākulīmṛga (‘python’). The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Śvetakākulīmṛga is part of the sub-group named Bhūmiśaya, refering to animals “who sleep in burrows in earth”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance. The word is composed of śveta (‘white’) and kākulīmṛga (‘pyton’).
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: Shveta, Kakulimriga.
Full-text: Kakulimriga, Bhumishaya.
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