Dantavala, Dantāvala, Damtavala, Danta-vala: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusDantāvala (दन्तावल) refers to 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 2, “on favorable marks”]: “10. Avoiding ( ? young) elephants that are weak, roguish, dull, and ill, one that is endowed with majesty, industrious (or efficient), clever in the eight ways of fighting, heroic, stout, swift, his mind eager to slay all living creatures, provided with the favorable marks—such a noble elephant (dantāvala-puṅgava) shall be held fit for a king’s battles”.
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 dictionaryDantāvala (दन्तावल).—m. An elephant; Bv.1.6; तृणैर्गुणत्वमापन्नेर्बध्यन्ते मत्तदन्तिनः (tṛṇairguṇatvamāpannerbadhyante mattadantinaḥ) H.1.35; R.1.71; Ku. 16.2; दृष्ट्यैवाङ्कुशमुद्रया निगडितो दारिद्र्यदन्तावलः (dṛṣṭyaivāṅkuśamudrayā nigaḍito dāridryadantāvalaḥ) Sūktisundara 5.3. The Nm. adds: दन्ती तु वारणे, क्रोडे, श्वाने, व्याघ्रे, मृगा- धिपे । ओषधीनागहेरम्बसोमेष्वप्यथ (dantī tu vāraṇe, kroḍe, śvāne, vyāghre, mṛgā- dhipe | oṣadhīnāgaherambasomeṣvapyatha)...... ()||
Derivable forms: dantāvalaḥ (दन्तावलः).
See also (synonyms): dantin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantāvala (दन्तावल).—m.
(-laḥ) An elephant. E. danta a tooth, valac affix, and the final of danta made long.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dantāvala (दन्तावल):—[from danta] m. ([113; vi, 3, 118]) ‘tusked’, an elephant, [Manu-smṛti vii, 106; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Gopatha-brāhmaṇa i, 2, 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantāvala (दन्तावल):—[dantā+vala] (laḥ) 1. m. An elephant.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusDaṃtāvala (ದಂತಾವಲ):—
1) [noun] a tusked elephant.
2) [noun] an elephant in general.
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Daṃtāvaḷa (ದಂತಾವಳ):—[noun] = ದಂತಾವಲ [damtavala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Danta, Damta, Vaala, Avala, Lupa, Vala.
Starts with: Dantavaladanta, Dantavalamada, Dantavalapungava, Dantavalavaktra, Dantavalaya.
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Full-text: Hariddantavala, Dantavaladanta, Dantavalavaktra, Dantavalamada, Dhaumra, Damtabala, Matavalam, Dantavalapungava, Danti, Tantavalam, Pungava.
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