Vahittha: 7 definitions
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Vahittha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Vāhittha (वाहित्थ) refers to the “part below the bosses of an elephant”, 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 6, “on determination of measurements”]: “7. The two lumps of the head are known as the bosses. The part between them is known as the vidu. Below that is the avagraha. The vāhittha is the part below the bosses. 8. Below that, the pratimāna. The place between these is called the vāyukumbha (‘windboss’). But the two sides of the vāhittha of elephants shall be called the vilāgas”.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A Damila chief, conquered by Dutthagamani. His fortress bore his name. Mhv.xxv.13.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vāhittha (वाहित्थ).—n.
(-tthaṃ) The part of an elephant’s forehead below the frontal globes. E. vāhin, sthā to stay, aff. ka, and sa changed to ta .
1) Vāhittha (वाहित्थ):—[=vāhi-ttha] [from vāhi > vāh] a See vāhittha.
2) [from vāh] b n. (ttha [probably] for stha; cf. aśvattha, kapittha) the middle of an elephant’s face, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vāhittha (वाहित्थ):—(tthaṃ) 1. n. Elephant’s forehead below the frontal globes.
Vāhittha (वाहित्थ):—n. die Gegend unterhalb des kumbha oder vātakumbha beim Elephanten [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1227.]
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
Vāhittha (ವಾಹಿತ್ಥ):—[noun] that portion of an elephant which is just below its temples.
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 (+0): Ttha, Vahin.
Full-text (+0): Pratimana, Vilaga, Avahittha, Abahittha, Vayukumbha, Adhobhaga, Avagraha, Kumbha, Vidu, Pinda.
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