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Totra: 6 definitions

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Totra 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)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Totra (तोत्�) refers to a “goad� (used in the care-taking of elephants), 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 8, “on marks of character”]: �20. But of shallow sensitivity is one who feels the impact of the sharp goad (īṣṇ-ٴdzٰ) or hook when it merely comes in contact with his skin or touches his hair�.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Totra (तोत्�).—[tud-karaṇe ṣṭran] A goad for driving cattle or elephants; तोत्राङ्कुशनिपातश्� आयुधानां � निःस्वनः (totrāṅkuśanipātaśca āyudhānā� ca niḥsvana�) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.45. 5; नामृष्यत्तदधिक्षेप� तोत्राहत इव द्विपः (nāmṛṣyattadadhikṣepa� totrāhata iva dvipa�) Bhāgavata 8.11.11.

Derivable forms: totram (तोत्रम�).

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

Totra (तोत्�).—n.

(-ٰ�) 1. A stick or bamboo, with a sharp iron head, used for guiding an elephant. 2. A goad or pike for driving cattle. E. karaṇe ṣṭran; also todana .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Totra (तोत्�):�(ٰ�) 1. n. A stick or goad with an iron head.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Totra (तोत्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Totta.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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

Tōtra (ತೋತ್�):—[noun] a stick used to goad an elephant, horse, ox, etc. into action; a goad.

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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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