The Sanskrit term Tāmrākṣa can be transliterated into English as Tamraksa or Tamraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

1) Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष) (lit. “one whose eyes are red”) is a synonym (another name) for the [Female] Cuckoo (Kokila), 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.

2) Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष) [=Tāmrākṣya/Tāmrākṣī?] (lit. “one who has red eyes”) also refers to the Cakora.

context information

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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष).—

1) a crow.

2) the (Indian) cuckoo.

Derivable forms: tāmrākṣaḥ (ताम्राक्षः).

Tāmrākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāmra and akṣa (अक्ष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष).—name of a serpent: Divyāvadāna 106.1, 8, 11.

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

Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष).—mfn.

(-kṣaḥ-kṣī-kṣaṃ) Red-eyed. m.

(-kṣaḥ) The Koil or Kokila, the Indian cuckoo. E. tāmra, and akṣi an eye. tāmre akṣiṇī yasya .

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

Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष).—adj. red-eyed.

Tāmrākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāmra and akṣa (अक्ष).

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

Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष).—[feminine] ī red-eyed; [masculine] a crow.

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

1) Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष):—[from tāmra] mf(ī)n. = mra-netra, [Mahābhārata viii; Nalopākhyāna xxvi, 17] (ifc.), [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] a crow, [Mahābhārata viii, 1908]

3) [v.s. ...] the Indian cuckoo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a serpent, [Divyāvadāna viii.]

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

Tāmrākṣa (ताम्राक्ष):—[tāmrā+kṣa] (kṣaḥ-kṣī-kṣaṃ) a. Red-eyed. m. The Indian cuckoo.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tamraksha in German

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tāmrākṣa (ತಾಮ್ರಾಕ್ಷ):—[noun] = ತಾಮ್ರಲೋಚನ [tamralocana].

context information

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: Aksha, Tamra.

Ends with: Roshatamraksha, Rudhiratamraksha.

Full-text: Rudhiratamraksha, Roshatamraksha, Tamrakshya, Tamrakshi, Rudhira.

Relevant text

Search found 2 books and stories containing Tamraksha, Tāmrākṣa, Tamra-aksha, Tāmra-akṣa, Tamraksa, Tamra-aksa; (plurals include: Tamrakshas, Tāmrākṣas, akshas, akṣas, Tamraksas, aksas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)

Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]

show preview

Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)

Part 10 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Vīthī < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]

Part 2 - The Summary of the Līlāvatīvīthī < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]

Part 7 - Characters in the Līlāvatī-Vīthī < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]

show preview