Siddhavedana, Siddha-vedana: 2 definitions

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Siddhavedana (सिद्धवेदन) refers to the “perfect sensitivity” (of certain 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 8, “on marks of character”]: “18. The sensitiveness (to stimuli of control) of elephants is known to be seven-fold according as it is extreme, shallow, deep, conformable to meaning, contrary to meaning, harsh, and perfect (siddhavedana). 25. Who is gentle in all his feelings (or, in all conditions), and free from vice, the best of the best, that elephant the noble sages call one of perfect sensitivity (siddhavedana)”.

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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

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Siddhavedana (सिद्धवेदन).—an elephant having perfect sensitivity; Mātaṅga L.8.25.

Derivable forms: siddhavedanaḥ (सिद्धवेदनः).

Siddhavedana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siddha and vedana (वेदन).

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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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