Drutatara, Druta-tara: 2 definitions
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Drutatara 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDrutatara (द्रुततर) refers to “immediately (running away)” (in battle), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] While I said thus, O brahmin, the heroic Gaṇeśa, the boy of great valour uncommon to the boys took up the iron club. On seeing the powerful Gaṇeśa seizing the iron club I began to run away immediately (drutatara). The others too who were shouting “Go, Go” were struck down with the iron club. Some fell themselves and some were felled by him. Some of them fled to Śiva in a trice and intimated to him the details of the incident. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrutatara (द्रुततर):—[=druta-tara] [from druta > dru] mfn. ([Comparative degree]) quicker, swifter (-gati mfn. quicker in motion, [Meghadūta])
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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Starts with: Drutataragati, Drutataram.
Full-text: Drutataram, Drutataragati, Ghut, Vaishakha, Dru.
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