Drishtanta, Dṛṣṭānta, Drishta-anta, Drishtamta: 27 definitions
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Drishtanta has 25 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Dṛṣṭānta can be transliterated into English as Drstanta or Drishtanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDṛṣṭānta (दृष्टान्त):—(dṛṣṭa + anta) m.
1) Muster, Musterbild, Gleichniss, Beispiel (der Gipfel des Gesehenen oder was sich vor allem Andern dem Auge als sein Ziel, Object, darstellt) [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 19, 65.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 268.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 115.] dṛṣṭāntastu sadharmasya vastunaḥ pratibimbanam [Sāhityadarpana 698.] yatra yūpā maṇimayāścaityāścāpi hiraṇmayāḥ . śobhārthaṃ vihitāstatra na tu dṛṣṭāntataḥ kṛtāḥ .. so v. a. nicht etwa als einzelne Prachtstücke [Mahābhārata 2, 70.] vaiṣamyādatha vā lobhātkāmādvāpi paraṃtapa . brāhmaṇasya bhavecchūdrā (bhāryā) na tu dṛṣṭāntataḥ smṛtā .. nicht um ein Beispiel daran zu nehmen [13, 2506. 2547.] nātmā śakyate hantuṃ (im Sohne) dṛṣṭāntopagato hyasau [2629.] lokadṛṣṭāntakovida [Harivaṃśa 5298.] dṛṣṭāntaṃ (neutr.!) jīvitaṃ yeṣāṃ kaccitte te surakṣitāḥ [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 109, 37.] śakuniḥ śakaṭāraśca dṛṣṭāntāvatra bhūṣateḥ [Hitopadeśa II, 97.] kathamiveti dṛṣṭānta ucyate [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 88. 319.] [Suśruta 1, 149, 11.] [Kapila 1, 37.] [TARKASAM̃GR. 38. 41.] [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 18, 5 v. u.] [KUVALAY. 51],b. śataka [HAEB. Anthol. 217 - 226.] —
2) Lehrbuch (śāstra) [Amarakoṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) eine best. grosse Zahl [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 182.] —
4) Tod (vgl. diṣṭānta) [Medinīkoṣa]
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Dṛṣṭānta (दृष्टान्त):—
1) Beispiel, Exemplification: dṛṣṭānto yastu pakṣārthasādhanāya nidarśanam [Sāhityadarpana 441. 434.] dṛṣṭāntastu sadharmasya vastunaḥ pratibimbanam [698.] [PRATĀPAR. 93,b.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDṛṣṭānta (दृष्टान्त):——
1) Adj. als Muster dienend , maassgebend [R.GORR.2,109,37.] Am Anf. eines Comp. als Adv. [Mahābhārata 13,49,17] ( = pratyakṣam [Nīlakaṇṭha]). —
2) m. — a) Muster , Praecedens , Beispiel , Exemplification [Kāvyaprakāśa 10,16.] na tu dṛṣṭāntataḥ nicht aber in Folge eines Praecedens und auch nicht aber als Praecedens. [Harivaṃśa 5298.] wohl fehlerhaft für vṛttānta , wie die neuere Ausgabe liest. — b) *Lehrbuch. — c) *Tod. — d) *eine best. grosse Zahl.
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Partial matches: Drishta, Anta.
Starts with: Drishtamtalamkara, Drishtantaka, Drishtantakalika, Drishtantara, Drishtantashataka, Drishtantatas, Drishtantavat, Drishtantay, Drishtantaya.
Ends with: Aranabhidrishtamta, Candarudrashishyadrishtanta, Cilatiputradrishtanta, Cillanadrishtanta, Dharanendradrishtanta, Ghatapradipadrishtamta, Grihakokiladrishtanta, Hetudrishtanta, Ilatiputradrishtanta, Kudrishtamta, Mammanadrishtanta, Nalarajadrishtanta, Pratidrishtanta, Ravanadrishtanta, Vrikshadrishtanta.
Full-text (+21): Darshtanta, Drishtamtalamkara, Darshtantika, Drishtantavat, Drishtantakalika, Drishtantatas, Pratidrishtanta, Drishtamta, Drishtantashataka, Pratidrishtantasama, Pratibimbana, Dashadrishtantakatha, Drashtant, Drishtantika, Ditthamta, Puranadrishtantashataka, Dimba, Drishtantita, Drishtantaya, Padartha.
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