Drak, Drāk, Drāṅ: 9 definitions

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Drak 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Drāk (द्राक्) refers to “instantly” (becoming maddened) according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “15. In the ears, temples, and kṣaya he is sticky because the wrinkles growing there are slimy with the must-fluid that appears in the saṃdāna and other places, and he comes to the best condition that is natural to him (to the prime of life); he becomes maddened on an instant (drāk), and is delighted for no special reason; heroic and all-overpowering, his temples always slimy with must-fluid, he is called a yaudha (‘fighter’) and has reached the fifth stage”.

Ayurveda book cover
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Drāk (द्राक्).—ind. Quickly, instantly, forthwith, immediately, Mv.1.34; द्राक् पर्यस्तकपालसंपुटमिलत् (drāk paryastakapālasaṃpuṭamilat)... Vīrachandrodaya.

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

Drāk (द्राक्).—ind. Instantly, immediately, soon, shortly. E. drā to fly, ku aff.

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

Drāk (द्राक्).—i. e. 1. drā-añc, acc. sing. ntr. adv. Soon, instantly, [Pañcatantra] 4, 22.

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

Drāk (द्राक्).—[adverb] speedily, quickly, soon.

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

Drāk (द्राक्):—[from drā] ind. ([from] √2. drā + añc or [from] √dṛś) quickly, speedily, shortly, soon, [Harivaṃśa; Pañcatantra etc.]

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

Drāk (द्राक्):—adv. Instantly.

[Sanskrit to German]

Drak in German

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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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