The Sanskrit term Dṛṣṭidoṣa can be transliterated into English as Drstidosa or Drishtidosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Dṛṣṭidoṣa (दृष्टिदोष) or Cakṣurdoṣa refers to the “evil eye”, according to chapter 5.3 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“[...] Aparājita’s soul, the Indra of Acyuta, fell from Acyuta and developed in her [i.e., queen Ratnamālā’s] womb, like a pearl in a pearl-oyster. [...] Because the queen had seen a thunderbolt in a dream, while he was in embryo, his father gave him the name Vajrāyudha. He, having an extraordinary body, grew up gradually, protected every day from people’s evil-eye [i.e., dṛṣṭidoṣa] by a blooming garland. He, a traveler across the ocean of all the arts, attained youth alone confusing the heart of Gods, Asuras, men, and women. With the ribbon placed around his wrist, he married a princess, Lakṣmīvatī, like Lakṣmī embodied. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dṛṣṭidoṣa (दृष्टिदोष).—the evil influence of the human eye.

Derivable forms: dṛṣṭidoṣaḥ (दृष्टिदोषः).

Dṛṣṭidoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dṛṣṭi and doṣa (दोष).

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

Dṛṣṭidoṣa (दृष्टिदोष):—[=dṛṣṭi-doṣa] [from dṛṣṭi > dṛś] m. the evil influence of the human eye, [Religious Thought and Life in India 128.]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dṛṣṭidōṣa (ದೃಷ್ಟಿದೋಷ):—

1) [noun] a defect in one’s vision, as long-sight or short-sight.

2) [noun] the supposed evil effect caused by a persoṇs look.

3) [noun] (fig.) a jealous view or malicious attitude or manner in looking at and understanding something.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dṛṣṭidoṣa (दृष्टिदोष):—n. 1. sight defect; 2. careless scrutiny; 3. influence of the evil eye;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dosha, Drishti.

Full-text: Drushtidosh, Cakshurdosha.

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