Dravila, Drāvila: 4 definitions
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Dravila 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Drāvila (द्राविल) refers to one of the five types of Prāsādas (“temple structures”), as discussed in chapter 34 of the Viṣvaksenasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to pratimā-icons) and the construction of temples.—Description of the chapter [prāsāda-lakṣaṇa]: Viṣvaksena thereupon names and briefly describes five types of vimāna-structures—mandara, nividha, nāgara, drāvila, vesara (22-30). A further , different classification is according to materials used—a pauruṣa-type being of mixed brick and stone; a napuṃsaka type being a mixture of stone, brick and wood; and an aṅganā-type being simply a wooden structure (31-32).
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrāvila (द्राविल):—m. = vātsyāyana, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDraviḷa (ದ್ರವಿಳ):—[noun] = ದ್ರಮಿೞ [dramila].
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Draviḻa (ದ್ರವಿೞ):—[noun] = ದ್ರಮಿೞ [dramila].
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Drāviḷa (ದ್ರಾವಿಳ):—[adjective] = ದ್ರಾವಿಡ [dravida]1.
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Drāviḷa (ದ್ರಾವಿಳ):—[noun] = ದ್ರಾವಿಡ [dravida]2.
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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Starts with: Draviladesha, Dravilagana, Dravilasamgha.
Full-text: Dravilagana, Draviladesha, Dravilasamgha, Paurusha, Nividha, Napumsaka, Angana, Mandara, Vesara, Nagara, Prasada, Prasadalakshana.
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