Sushlakshnakaksha, Suślakṣṇakakṣa, Sushlakshna-kaksha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Suślakṣṇakakṣa can be transliterated into English as Suslaksnakaksa or Sushlakshnakaksha, 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 HindusSuślakṣṇakakṣa (सुश्लक्ष्णकक्ष) refers to “(those elephants) whose girth is very smooth”, 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 (suślakṣṇakakṣa) [suślakṣṇakakṣaḥ karī], whose tusks are honey colored and the right one higher, whose belly is well filled out, whose tail and trunk are regularly stout, straight, long, and handsome, 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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