Drashta, Draṣṭā: 4 definitions
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Drashta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Draṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Drasta or Drashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsDraṣṭā (द्रष्टा):—Synonym of Sākṣī. An attribute of Ātmā.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydraṣṭā (द्रष्टा).—a S That sees, perceives, discerns, understands.
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drāṣṭa (द्राष्ट).—a (Or dāṣṭa) Sour, surly, cross-grained, crabbed, ill-tempered.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDraṣṭā (द्रष्टा):—? (nm) a seer, visionist, sage; spectator.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDraṣṭa (ದ್ರಷ್ಟ):—
1) [noun] he who sees.
2) [noun] a man who sees things that are beyond the sight of a normal person; a seer.
3) [noun] that which can be seen.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Drashtant, Drashtar, Drashtara, Drashtavy, Drashtavya.
Ends with: Mantradrashta, Paridrashta, Svapnadrashta, Upadrashta.
Full-text (+7): Yakshadrish, Drashtara, Sarvadarshi, Sukshmadarshi, Ekaraj, Cetana, Shukta, Sukt, Upatirushta, Avishaya, Bhavishya, Drishi, Triputi, Sakshin, Bhavishy, Svapna, Swapn, Ekaraja, Drashtritva, Mantra.
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