Dravida, Draviḍā, Draviḍa, Drāviḍa: 26 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDraviḍa (द्रविड):—
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Volkes (und des von ihm bewohnten Gebietes) an der Ostküste des Dekhan's, welches im System als zu Śūdra herabgesunkene Kṣatriya betrachtet wird, [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 93.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 22] (sg). [44.] [Mahābhārata 14, 832. 2476. 2, 1174. 3, 10217. 13, 2158.] [Harivaṃśa 9600. 12831.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 4, 23. 9, 15. 19. 14, 19. 16, 2. 11. 31, 15.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 28, 30. 8, 4, 7. 24, 13.] te svecchayā mama girāṃ draviḍāṅganoktavācāmivārthamavicārya vikalpayanti [Prabodhacandrodaja 106, 16.] śiśu [Oxforder Handschriften No. 168.] deśīya ebend. [No. 170.] draviḍe viṣaye [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 457.] Collectivname für 5 Völker: āndhrāḥ karṇāṭakāścaiva gurjarā draviḍāstathā . mahārāṣṭrā iti khyātāḥ pañcaite draviḍāḥ smṛtāḥ .. [VAJRAS. 256]; vgl. u. drāviḍa und [Colebrooke II, 28. fg.] Der Name des Volkes und Landes zurückgeführt auf einen Sohn Vṛṣabhasvāmin’s: itaśca vṛṣabhasvāmisūnurdraviḍa ityabhūt . yannāma (sic) draviḍo deśaḥ paprathe bahuśasyabhūḥ .. [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 7, 1.] —
2) f. ī Name einer Rāgiṇī [Halāyudha im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. drāviḍa .
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Drāviḍa (द्राविड):—(von draviḍa)
1) adj. f. ī Draviḍisch, zum Volke der Draviḍa gehörig, ein Draviḍa [Medinīkoṣa ḍ. 30.] drāviḍaiḥ sainikaiḥ saha [Mahābhārata 8, 454.] māntrika [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 593. 603.] brāhmaṇa [Colebrooke II, 179.] bhāṣā [Sāhityadarpana 173, 7.] māna [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 58, 4.] —
2) m. a) pl. das Volk der Draviḍa [Mahābhārata 1, 6683. 3, 1988. 5, 656. 6. 366] [?(Viṣṇupurāṇa 192). 13, 2104. Rāmāyaṇa 4, 41, 18.] lipi [Rgva tch’er rol pa 123.] Collectivname für fünf Völker (vgl. u. draviḍa und [Colebrooke II, 28. fg.]): kārṇāṭāścaiva tailaṅgā gujjarā rāṣṭravāsinaḥ . āndhrāśca drāviḍā pañca vindhyadakṣiṇavāsinaḥ .. [SKANDA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) patron. von draviḍa [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 7, 2.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Scholiasten des Amarakoṣa [Colebrooke II, 55,] [Nalopākhyāna] — d) eine best. Zahl [Medinīkoṣa] — e) Curcuma Zedoaria Rosc., = vedhamukhya [Medinīkoṣa] = karcūra (hier als verschieden von vedhamukhya aufgefasst) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. ī Kardamomen [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Suśruta 1, 142, 4.]
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Draviḍa (द्रविड):—
1) pl. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10,79,13.] [Sāhityadarpana 173,7.] [Oxforder Handschriften 258,a,23.] deśa [352,b,17.] draviḍyaḥ striyaḥ [217,b,15.] draviḍāḥ als Grammatiker [161,b,7.] sg. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes Kṛṣṇa’s [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 61, 12.] eines Autors [Oxforder Handschriften 286,a, No. 670.]
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Drāviḍa (द्राविड):—
2) a) sg. Bez. des Landes [Spr. (II) 7563.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDraviḍa (द्रविड):——
1) m. Nomen proprium — a) Pl. eines Volkes in Südindien (auch Bez. einer grammatischen Schule ) ; Sg. eines Landes in Südindien — b) verschiedener Männer. —
2) f. ī — a) in Verbindung mit strī eine Frau aus dem Volke der Draviḍa. — b) eine best. Rāgiṇī.
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Drāviḍa (द्राविड):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) zum Volke der Draviḍa gehörig. —
2) m. — a) Nomen proprium — α) Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes , = draviḍa. Sg. Name des Landes. — β) eines Scholiasten. — b) Patron. von draviḍa. — c) *eine best. Zahl. — d) Curcuma Zedoaria oder eine verwandte Pflanze [Rājan 6,119.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,191.] —
3) f. ī — a) eine Draviḍa-Frau [Vikramāṅkadevacarita 7,71.] — b) kleine Kardamomen [Rājan 6,87.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,188.]
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