Shunyapriya, Śūnyapriya, Shunya-priya: 1 definition
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Shunyapriya 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 Śūnyapriya can be transliterated into English as Sunyapriya or Shunyapriya, 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 HindusŚūnyapriya (शून्यप्रिय) refers to “those (elephants) who loves waste places (solitude)”, 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 8, “on marks of character”]: “7. Who loves waste places (solitude) (śūnyapriya), has a smell like a corpse or like a red goat, who strays away and wanders at night, and roars deeply, who is violently enraged on the days of the moon’s change, and is stupid, this elephant the teachers consider of goblin character”.
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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