Dasra, Dāsra, Dashra: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDasra (दस्र).—The first of the gods called the Aśvinīdevas. The two gods Dasra and Nāsatya are known by the collective name Aśvinīdevas. (Mahābhārata Śānti Parva, Chapter 208, Stanza 17).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDasra (दस्र).—A son of Mārtāṇḍa or the Sun;1 one of the Aśvins.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsDasra (दस्र) represents the number 2 (two) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 2—dasra] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDasra.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘two’. Note: dasra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDasra (दस्र).—a. [dasyati pāṃsūn das-rak] Savage, fierce, destructive.
-srau m. (du.)
1) The two Asvins, the physicians of the gods; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.3.58; Bṛ. Up.2.5.17.
2) The number 'two.'
-sraḥ 1 An ass.
2) A robber.
-sram 1 The cold season.
2) The lunar mansion Aśvinī.
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Dāsra (दास्र).—The first of the 27 lunar mansions.
Derivable forms: dāsram (दास्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDasra (दस्र).—m.
(-sraḥ) 1. Either of the twin sons of Aswini, and physicians of Swarga; also collectively. m. du. (dasrau) 2. An ass. n.
(-sraṃ) Thin rain, dew, frost. E. das to destroy, (disease, &c.) rak Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDasra (दस्र).—adj. 1. Helping(?),
Dasra (दस्र).—[adjective] = dasma; [masculine] [dual] the two Acvins.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśra (दश्र):—m. a tooth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) a serpent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Dasra (दस्र):—[from dasma] a mfn. accomplishing wonderful deeds, giving marvellous aid (chiefly said of the Aśvins), [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the Aśvins, [Bṛhad-devatā; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa 601]
5) [v.s. ...] m. [dual number] the Aśvins, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] m. sg. the number 2 [Sūryasiddhānta i]
7) [v.s. ...] = -devatā, [viii, 9]
8) [v.s. ...] a robber, thief, [Uṇādi-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
9) [v.s. ...] an ass (cf. daśeraka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] n. the cold season, [Uṇādi-vṛtti]
11) b See dasma.
12) Dāsra (दास्र):—mf(ī)n. relating to the Aśvin Dasra, [Jyotiṣa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDasra (दस्र):—(sraḥ) 1. m. Either of the sons of Ashwinī, the physicians of heaven; an ass. n. Thin rain; dew.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDasra (ದಸ್ರ):—
1) [noun] name of one of the twin celestial physicians (sometimes used for both).
2) [noun] one of the two apex stars in the constellation Aries.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dashrajna, Dasradevata, Dasrasu.
Ends with: Shadashra, Udasra, Vedashra.
Full-text (+7): Dasradevata, Dasrasu, Damsishtha, Putali, Vijayadashami, Taciratevatai, Damsayitar, Simollanghana, Mahanavaratra, Shivalagna, Sonaolakha, Ashvineya, Madri, Nakula, Dasheraka, Draupadi, Ashvinikumara, Pandu, Nasatya, Sureṇu.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 146 - Greatness of Amareśvara Kuṇḍa < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 56 - Revanteśvara (revanta-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - Cyavaneśvara (cyavana-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Sūrya & Candra dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 8 - The greatness of Mahābala < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 35 - The description of Vaivasvata < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 24 - The greatness of the holy ashes (bhasma) < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]