Rijvayata, Ṛjvāyata, Riju-ayata: 4 definitions
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Rijvayata 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛjvāyata can be transliterated into English as Rjvayata or Rijvayata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusṚjvāyata (ऋज्वायत) refers to a “straight (tail or trunk)” (representing a desirable characteristic of elephants), 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”]: “3. (Good is) an elephant whose feet are distinguished by nails numbering twenty, the elevation of whose temporal bosses is great, whose two ears are red and their edges not frayed, whose girth is very smooth, whose tusks are honey-colored and the right one higher, whose belly is well filled out, whose tail and trunk are regularly stout, straight (ṛjvāyata), long, and handsome [kramasthūlarjvāyatacāruvāladhikaraḥ], who is swarthy like betel nuts”.
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚjvāyata (ऋज्वायत).—a. sitting or being upright and stretched up or distended; ऋज्वायतं संनमितोभयांसम् (ṛjvāyataṃ saṃnamitobhayāṃsam) Kumārasambhava 3.45; M.2.7.
Ṛjvāyata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛju and āyata (आयत). See also (synonyms): ṛjukāyata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚjvāyata (ऋज्वायत):—[=ṛjv-āyata] [from ṛju] mfn. straight and extended, [Kumāra-sambhava]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚjvāyata (ऋज्वायत):—[ṛjvā+yata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Erect.
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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