Drishtikshepa, Dṛṣṭikṣepa, Drishti-kshepa: 5 definitions

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Drishtikshepa 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 Dṛṣṭikṣepa can be transliterated into English as Drstiksepa or Drishtikshepa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Dṛṣṭikṣepa (दृष्टिक्षेप).—a glance, look.

Derivable forms: dṛṣṭikṣepaḥ (दृष्टिक्षेपः).

Dṛṣṭikṣepa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dṛṣṭi and kṣepa (क्षेप).

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

Dṛṣṭikṣepa (दृष्टिक्षेप).—[masculine] glance, look (lit. the throwing about of the eyes).

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

Dṛṣṭikṣepa (दृष्टिक्षेप):—[=dṛṣṭi-kṣepa] [from dṛṣṭi > dṛś] m. casting glances, [Kāvya literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Drishtikshepa 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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