Smarabali, Smara-bali, Smarabalī, Smara-balin, Smarabalin: 1 definition

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Smarabali 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.

In Hinduism

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

Smarabalī (स्मरबली) refers to “those (elephants) mighty in love”, 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 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “12. Strenuous, handsome with clearly developed joints in his forelegs, fecund, sensitive to pain, with wrinkles in the proha, etc., dealing vigorous blows, having yellow-covered surface of the tusks, delighting in places that are hard of access, with well-rounded buttocks, avaskāra, and ear lobes, mighty in love (smarabalī), speed, and prowess [smaravegavikramabalī], he has arrived at the second stage (decade), and is known as a ‘colt’”.

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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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