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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)Kaurattha (कौरत्थ) refers to a type of fish identified with Pseudosciaena diacanthus Lac., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—Kaurattha’s description given by Someshvardeva is minimal. He mentioned that kaurattha is a marine fish that migrates through rivers to large lakes where it can be caught. There is no mention about presence or absence of scales and its size. In Sanskrit, rathir means speedy, kur refers to sound, and kaula connotes living in a family. Hora (1951) suggested that kaurattha could be Hilsa ilisha Ham., but was not certain. Taking into account the meanings in Sanskrit, we suggest that kaurattha could be Pseudosciaena diacanthus Lac. as this fish migrates to shallow areas of rivers, is a croaker (ghol in Marathi), and lives in schools.
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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