Vicitranga, Vicitrāṅga, Vicitra-anga: 7 definitions
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Vicitranga means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vichitranga.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Vicitrāṅga (विचित्राङ्ग) (lit. “one having a variegated limbs or a spotted body”) is a synonym (another name) for the Tiger (Vyāghra), 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.
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
Vicitrāṅga (विचित्राङ्ग).—a. having a spotted body. (-ṅgaḥ) 1 a peacock.
2) tiger.
Vicitrāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vicitra and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Vicitrāṅga (विचित्राङ्ग).—mfn.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) 1. Elegant, well-formed, handsome. 2. Having the body of various colours. m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A peacock. 2. A tiger. E. vicitra variegated or beautiful, aṅga the body.
Vicitrāṅga (विचित्राङ्ग).—[Vi-citra-], I. adj. 1. handsome. 2. having the body of various colours. Ii. m. 1. a tiger. 2. a peacock.
Vicitrāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vicitra and aṅga (अङ्ग).
1) Vicitrāṅga (विचित्राङ्ग):—[=vi-citrāṅga] [from vi-citra] m. ‘having variegated limbs or a spotted body’, a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a tiger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vicitrāṅga (विचित्राङ्ग):—[vicitrā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) a. Elegant; painted. m. A peacock; a tiger.
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