Druti: 11 definitions
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Druti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Druti (द्रुति).—The wife of Nakta and mother of Gaya.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 15. 6.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Druti (द्रुति, “injury”) refers to ‘disdainful words’. Druti represents one of the thirteen vimarśasandhi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. Vimarśasandhi refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the pause part (vimarśa)” and represents one of the five segments of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).
Druti (द्रुति).—One of the thirteen elements of the ‘pause segment’ (vimarśasandhi);—(Description:) Words spoken in contempt are called Injury (druti).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Druti (द्रुति):—Process of liquefaction of solid material – colloidal solutions
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Druti (द्रुति).—f.
1) Melting, dissolving.
2) Going, running away.
Derivable forms: drutiḥ (द्रुतिः).
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Druti (द्रुति).—See under द्रु (dru).
Derivable forms: drutiḥ (द्रुतिः).
See also (synonyms): druta.
Druti (द्रुति).—[feminine] = drutatva.
1) Druti (द्रुति):—[from dru] f. melting (cf. garbha-)
2) [v.s. ...] being softened or touched, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the wife of Nakta and mother of Gaya, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Druti (द्रुति):—(von 1. dru) f. Nomen proprium der Gemahlin Nakta's und Mutter Gaya's [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 15, 5.]
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Druti (द्रुति):—f. das Schmelzen [Oxforder Handschriften 321,b,3.] das Weichwerden, Gerührtwerden [Sāhityadarpana 247, 11.] — Vgl. garbha .
Druti (द्रुति):—f. —
1) das Schmelzen , Weichwerden , Gerührtwerden. —
2) Nomen proprium der Gattin Nakta's.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Druti (द्रुति):—(nf) fastness, swiftness; molten/melted state; moved state.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Druti (ದ್ರುತಿ):—
1) [noun] the process by which a gas, liquid or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a liquid without chemical change; solution.
2) [noun] a melted or dissolved substance.
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)
Full-text (+0): Bahyadruti, Garbhadruti, Shatadruti, Vidruti, Abhrakadruti, Garbhadhriti, Vartimadhyama, Naksha, Tamradruti, Tirutti, Druta, Vimarshasandhi, Gaya.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A review on the concept of druti:a basic principle of rasashastra < [2014, Issue III May-June]
Rasa bandha – an excogitation < [2018, Issue I, january,]
Unusual animal resources explained in rasa ratna samucchaya < [2020, Issue 8, August]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmaceutical study on gandhak druti < [2021: Volume 10, April issue 4]
Role of gandhakdruti in verucus hyperplasia (veruca vulgaris) < [2023: Volume 12, October special issue 18]
Screening of anti bacterial and anti fungal activity of gandhaka druti < [2019: Volume 8, May issue 6]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Review on Gandhaka Druti: An Unexplored Herbo-mineral Formulation < [Vol. 5 No. 6: Jun (2022)]
A Clinical Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Nirgundi Patra Pinda Sweda... < [Vol. 5 No. 1: jan (2022)]
A Literary Study On Sandhigata Vata – A Brief Review Study < [Vol. 4 No. 3: March (2021)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.8 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 8.11 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 7.121 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Development of rasasastra in medieval period < [Volume 4 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1985]
Review of Rasaratna Samuccaya: A Comprehensive Text on Indian Alchemy < [Volume 36 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2016]
Concept of different samprapti of sandhigata vata < [Volume 5, Issue 2: March - April 2018]