Dhritarashtrii, Dhritarashtri, Dhṛtarāṣṭṛī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Dhṛtarāṣṭṛī and Dhṛtarāṣṭrī can be transliterated into English as Dhrtarastri or Dhritarashtrii or Dhritarashtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDhṛtarāṣṭrī (धृतराष्ट्री).—A daughter born from Tāmrā the wife of Kaśyapa Prajāpati. Tāmrā had five daughters: Krauñcī, Bhāsī, Śyenī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī and Śukī. Of these, from Krauñcī, the owls, the Bhāsas from Bhāsī, the eagle and vulture from Śyenī, the swans and the ruddy goose from Dhṛtarāṣṭrī were born in the world. (This occurs in Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Sarga 14).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDhṛtarāṣṭṛī (धृतराष्टृई).—The wife of Garuḍa; gave birth to haṃsa (swans) and kalahaṃsa (ducks and geese) cakravākas (the couple cakra birds) and others.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 328, 337-38.
Dhṛtarāṣṭrī (धृतराष्ट्री) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Dhṛtarāṣṭrī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhṛtarāṣṭrī (धृतराष्ट्री):—[=dhṛta-rāṣṭrī] [from dhṛta-rāṣṭra > dhṛta > dhṛ] f. Name of a daughter of Tāmrā (mother of geese and other water-birds), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa]
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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Partial matches: Rashtri, Dhrita.
Full-text: Dhartarashtra, Kraunci, Shuki, Dhritarashtrika, Pakshivamsha, Cakravaka, Garuda, Bhashi, Tamra, Kili, Manushya, Arishtanemi, Abhisheka.
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