Draghishtha, Drāghiṣṭha: 9 definitions

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Draghishtha 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 Drāghiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Draghistha or Draghishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Drāghiṣṭha (द्राघिष्ठ).—a. Longest, very long (superl. of dīrgha q. v.).

-ṣṭhaḥ A bear.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Drāghiṣṭha (द्राघिष्ठ).—mfn.

(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Longest, very long. E. dīrgha long, iṣṭhan affix of the superlative, and drāgha substituted for dīrgha .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Drāghiṣṭha (द्राघिष्ठ).—and drāghīyaṃs drāghīyaṃs, see dīrgha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Drāghiṣṭha (द्राघिष्ठ).—[superlative] & compar. to dīrgha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Drāghiṣṭha (द्राघिष्ठ):—[from drāgh] mfn. (superl. [from] dīrgha q.v.) longest, [Ṛg-veda] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. a bear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of fragrant grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Drāghiṣṭha (द्राघिष्ठ):—[(ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a.] Longest.

[Sanskrit to German]

Draghishtha in German

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»] — Draghishtha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Drāghiṣṭha (ದ್ರಾಘಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] lengthened; not short or brief.

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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