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Vishkira, ³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹, Vitkira, Viá¹­kira: 12 definitions

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Vishkira 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 ³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Viskira or Vishkira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�) (lit. “one who is a scattererâ€�) is a synonym (another name) for the °­³Ü°ì°ì³Üá¹­a, according to scientific texts such as the Má¹›gapaká¹£iÅ›Ästra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birdsâ€� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�) is the Sanskrit name for a group of animals, referring to “birds who eat while scattering the grainsâ€�, the meat of which is used as a medicinal substance. ³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ is a sub-group of MÄṃsavarga (“group of meatâ€�). It is a technical term used throughout Ä€yurveda. They were originally composed by Caraka in his CarakasaṃhitÄ sÅ«trasthÄna XXVII.

Animals in ³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ can be further classified in 2 sub-groups:

  1. ³¢Äå±¹Äå»å¾± (starting with the ³¢Äå±¹²¹, or ‘common quailâ€�),
  2. ³Õ²¹°ù³Ù²¹°ìÄå»å¾± (starting with the Vartaka, or â€�male bustardâ€�).
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

Birds such as the

  • ³¢Äå±¹²¹,
  • Tittiri,
  • Kapinjala,
  • Vartira,
  • ³Õ²¹°ù³Ù¾±°ìÄå,
  • Vartaka,
  • ±·²¹±è³Ù°ù¾±°ìÄå,
  • ³ÕÄå³Ù¾±°ì²¹,
  • Chakora,
  • Kalavinka,
  • Mayura,
  • Krakara,
  • Upachakra,
  • Kukkuta,
  • ³§Äå°ù²¹²Ô²µ²¹,
  • Shata-Patraka,
  • Kutittiri,
  • °­³Ü°ù³Ü±¹Äå³ó³Ü°ì²¹
  • and Yavalaka

belong to the Vishkira species. [They are so called from the fact of their picking up their food after scattering it first with their bills and claws (Skr. kira, to scatter)].

The flesh of a bird of this group is light, cooling, sweet and astringent in taste and tends to pacify the deranged humours of the body.

The ³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ is a sub-group of the JÄá¹…ghala group (living in high ground and in a jungle).

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�):—Gallinaceous those animals and birds which disperse food before taking; Includes birds which scratch the earth in search of food. Exp the watail, wild fowl, snake bird, lapwing, peacock etc.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�).â€�

1) Scattering about, tearing up.

2) A cock.

3) A bird, gallinaceous bird; छायापसà¥à¤•िरमाणविषà¥à¤•िरमà¥à¤–वà¥à¤¯à¤�- कृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤•ीटतà¥à¤µà¤šà¤ƒ (chÄyÄpaskiramÄṇaviá¹£kiramukhavyÄ- kṛṣṭakīṭatvacaá¸�) UttararÄmacarita 2.9.

Derivable forms: ±¹¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹á¸� (विषà¥à¤•िरः).

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

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�).—m.

(-°ù²¹á¸�) 1. A bird in general. 2. Pulling or tearing to pieces. 3. A cock. E. vi before °ìá¹� to scatter, and ka aff., with ²õ³Üá¹� aug.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�).—i. e. vi-ká¹�10 + a, m. 1. A bird, [Uttara RÄmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 40, 13. 2. Tearing to pieces.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�).—[masculine] scratcher, a kind of bird.

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

1) ³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�):—[=±¹¾±-á¹�-°ì¾±°ù²¹] m. (âˆ�°ìá¹�) ‘scattererâ€�, a gallinaceous bird (such as a domestic fowl, partridge, quail etc.), [Gautama-dharma-Å›Ästra; YÄjñavalkya] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Agni, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] any bird, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] pulling or tearing to pieces, [ib.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (विषà¥à¤•िà¤�):â€�(°ù²¹á¸�) 1. m. A bird in general; pulling to pieces.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

³Õ¾±á¹£k¾±°ù²¹ (ವಿಷà³à²•ಿà²�):—[noun] a bird (in gen.).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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