Why Is Elephant Called "SAmaja"

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[kenp]

Sāmaja (સામજ) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), 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.

https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/samaja

[Nagaraj Paturi]

 सामन् sāman n. [सो-मनिन् Uṇ.4.152]..................................................... ................................................. ...........................................................

-ज, -जात a. 1 produced by the Sāmaveda. -2 produced by conciliatory means. (-जः, -तः) an elephant; नानाविधाविष्कृतसामजस्वरः Śi.12.11; दन्ता दन्तैराहताः सामजानां भङ्गं जग्मुर्न स्वयं सामजाताः 18.33

https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/apte_query.py?page=1670

 1) सामज sāmaja from Macdonell: A practical Sanskrit dictionary (p. 347)

सामज sāmaja a. occurring in the Sâma-veda; m. elephant; -gâta, (pp.) m. id.

https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/macdonell_query.py?page=347

On Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at 8:10 AM kenp <drk...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sāmaja (સામજ) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), 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.

https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/samaja

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[Nagaraj Paturi]

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