Lakshanasankara, ṣaṇaṅk, Lakshana-sankara: 1 definition
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Lakshanasankara 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 ṣaṇaṅk can be transliterated into English as Laksanasankara or Lakshanasankara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṣaṇaṅk (लक्षणसङ्कर) refers to �(those elephants) having a mixture of the characteristics�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī 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 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] The elephants of ‘mixed� caste are born abundantly in the kali age; (they are so named) from the mixture of the characteristics (ṣaṇaṅk) mentioned for the ‘slow� and the other castes�.

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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Partial matches: Lakshana, Shankara.
Full-text: Shankara.
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