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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Vorukhana (वोरुखन) (lit. “one who has a pale or red colour”) is a synonym (another name) for the Horse (Aśva), 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vorukhāna (वोरुखान).—A kind of red horse.

Derivable forms: vorukhānaḥ (वोरुखानः).

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

Vorukhāna (वोरुखान).—m.

(-naḥ) A horse, described as of a white and red colour.

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

Vorukhāna (वोरुखान).—m. A horse described as of red and white colour.

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

Vorukhāna (वोरुखान):—m. a horse (described as one of a pale red colour), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vorukhāna (वोरुखान):—(naḥ) 1. m. A horse of a white and red colour.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vorukhana 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.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vorukhana, Vorukhāna; (plurals include: Vorukhanas, Vorukhānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)

20. Names of Horses recorded between A.D. 1000 and 1200 < [Volume 3 (1956)]

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