Darad: 9 definitions
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Darad 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraDarad (दरद्) [=Darada?] refers to “serpents”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Aquarius (Kumbha), hill men, men of western countries, carriers, robbers, shephards, serpents [i.e., darad], worthy men, lions, citizens and the people of Barbara will perish. If when in the sign of Pisces (Mīna), the products of the sea beach and of the sea, man of respectability and of learning and persons that live by water will suffer. Also those provinces will be affected which correspond to particular lunar mansions in which the eclipses happen to occur, as will be explained in the chapter (14) on Kūrmavibhāga”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDarad (दरद्).—f.
1) The heart.
2) Terror, fear.
3) A moun tain.
4) A precipice.
5) A bank or mound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDarad (दरद्).—f. (-t) 1. Terror. 2. A mountain. 3. A precipice. 4. The heart. 5. A bank or mound. 6. A tribe of barbarians. E. dṝ to divide or tear, adi Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDarad (दरद्).— and darada darada, m. 1. The name of a people, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 152; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 44. 2. darada, The king of the Daradas, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4969.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDarad (दरद्).—[masculine] [Name] of a people.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Darad (दरद्):—[from dara] m. ([gana] sindhv-ādi) See da
2) [v.s. ...] f. ([Pāṇini 4-1, 120; Patañjali]) = rat-pura, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] the heart, [Uṇādi-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] a bank, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] a mountain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a precipice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] fear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDarad (दरद्):—(t) 5. f. Terror; a hill; a precipice; the heart; a bank; a tribe of barbarians.
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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 (+26): Darada, Darada-balli, Daradadi, Daradagiri, Daradai, Daradakandagadda, Daradalipi, Daradalita, Daradam, Daradama, Daradandi, Daradanem, Daradara, Daradarana, Daradarane, Daradaranem, Daradaravuna Nijanem, Daradaravuna-nijanem, Daradarshana, Daradaruna.
Ends with: Nadarad.
Full-text: Darada, Jagaddala, Daradika, Daratpura, Daradalipi, Daratha, Adi, Sindhu.
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