Dhaturasa, Dhāturasa, Dhatu-rasa: 2 definitions

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Dhaturasa 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhaturasa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhāturasa (धातुरस).—a mineral or metalic fluid; न्यस्ताक्षरा धातुरसेन यत्र (nyastākṣarā dhāturasena yatra) (bhūrjatvacaḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.7.

Derivable forms: dhāturasaḥ (धातुरसः).

Dhāturasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhātu and rasa (रस).

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhaturasa in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dhāturasa (ಧಾತುರಸ):—

1) [noun] any melted metal.

2) [noun] the red fluid (produced in the mouth while chewing arecanut, lime, betal leaves, etc.).

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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