Dhrishtaka, Dhṛṣṭaka: 3 definitions
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Dhrishtaka 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.
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The Sanskrit term Dhṛṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Dhrstaka or Dhrishtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhṛṣṭaka (धृष्टक):—(von dhṛṣṭa) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Harivaṃśa] [LANGL. I, 54] (Calc. Ausg. dhṛṣṇuka). [Viṣṇupurāṇa 351,] [Nalopākhyāna 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhṛṣṭaka (धृष्टक):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Harivaṃśa 1,10,24.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Dhrishtakakatha, Dhrishtakarma.
Full-text: Dhrishnuka, Dhrishtakakatha.
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