The Sanskrit term Śakraja can be transliterated into English as Sakraja or Shakraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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 study

Śakraja (शक्रज) (lit. “one who was born of Indra”) is a synonym (another name) for the Crow (Kāka), 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.

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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

Śakraja (शक्रज).—a crow.

Derivable forms: śakrajaḥ (शक्रजः).

Śakraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakra and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): śakrajāta.

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

Śakraja (शक्रज).—m.

(-jaḥ) A crow E. śakra Indra, and ja born.

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

Śakraja (शक्रज):—[=śakra-ja] [from śakra > śak] m. ‘Indra-born’, a cow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śakraja (शक्रज):—[śakra-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A crow.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakraja 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shakra, Ja.

Starts with: Shakrajala, Shakrajanitri, Shakrajanu, Shakrajata.

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Full-text: Shakrajata, Aindri, Ja.

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