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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Yamaja (यमज) refers to “twin-born” representing one of various undesirable characteristics in horses (haya/aśva), according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—The treatment pertains to horses was described in detail in Garuḍapuraāṇa Ācārakhaṇḍa the chapter entitled Gajāśvāyurveda.There are many types of horses but the horse, which does not possess one of the various features [e.g., Yamaja (twin-born)], is considered as healthy and fit one. Such type of horses only useful for riding, wars and other purposes.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yamaja (यमज).—a. twin-born, twin; यमजौ चापि भद्रं ते नैतदन्यत्र विद्यते (yamajau cāpi bhadraṃ te naitadanyatra vidyate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.14.19; भ्रातरौ आवां यमजौ (bhrātarau āvāṃ yamajau) Uttararāmacarita 6;4; also यमजात-जातक (yamajāta-jātaka).

Derivable forms: yamajaḥ (यमजः).

Yamaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and ja (ज).

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

Yamaja (यमज).—Adj. Twin-born.

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

Yamaja (यमज).—[yama + ja], m. Twin, [Draupadīpramātha] 3, 17; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 112, 3.

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

Yamaja (यमज).—[adjective] twin-born; [masculine] [dual] twins.

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

1) Yamaja (यमज):—[=yama-ja] [from yama > yam] mfn. ([Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa etc.]) twin-born

2) [v.s. ...] m. [dual number] twins.

[Sanskrit to German]

Yamaja in German

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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

Yamaja (ಯಮಜ):—

1) [noun] = ಯಮ - [yama -] 6.

2) [noun] Yudhiṣṭara, the main character in the Great Indian epic Mahābhārata.

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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: Yama, Ja.

Starts with: Yamajaca, Yamajata, Yamajataka.

Full-text: Jamaja, Sahajati, Yamaka.

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