Citrapaksha, Citrapakṣa, Citra-paksha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Citrapakṣa can be transliterated into English as Citrapaksa or Citrapaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrapaksha.
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 studyCitrapakṣa (चित्रपक्ष) (lit. “one who who has variegated wings”) is a synonym (another name) for the Kapiñjala, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCitrapakṣa (चित्रपक्ष).—the francoline partridge.
Derivable forms: citrapakṣaḥ (चित्रपक्षः).
Citrapakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and pakṣa (पक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrapakṣa (चित्रपक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) The francoline partridge. E. citra surprising, and pakṣa a wing. citrau pakṣau asya . tittirikhage .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Citrapakṣa (चित्रपक्ष):—[=citra-pakṣa] [from citra > cit] m. ‘speckled-wing’ = -tanu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of pigeon (cf. -kaṇṭha), [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 10, 69]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a demon causing head-ache, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra iii, 6, 3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrapakṣa (चित्रपक्ष):—[citra-pakṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. Partridge.
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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.
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Partial matches: Paksha, Citra.
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