Dharttarashtra, Dhārttarāṣṭra: 2 definitions
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Dharttarashtra 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.
The Sanskrit term Dhārttarāṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Dharttarastra or Dharttarashtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhārttarāṣṭra (धार्त्तराष्ट्र).—m.
(-ṣṭraḥ) A sort of goose, with black legs and bill. 2. A kind of snake. 3. Duryodhana or any other descendant of Dhrita- Rashtra. E. dhṛtarāṣṭra the name of a king or a bird, &c. and aṇ affix of descent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhārttarāṣṭra (धार्त्तराष्ट्र):—(ṣṭraḥ) 1. m. A sort of goose with black legs and bill; a kind of snake; proper name.
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: Dharttarashtrapadi.
Full-text: Dhritarashtra.
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