Duradarshi, Dūradarśī: 3 definitions

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Duradarshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Dūradarśī (दूरदर्शी) (lit. “one who is far-sighted”) is a synonym (another name) for the Hawk/Falcon (Śyena), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dūradarśī (दूरदर्शी).—a (S) dūradṛṣṭi a (S) dūradraṣṭā a S Penetrating, discerning, far or deep seeing. 2 Provident, forecasting, prudent or thoughtful with respect to futurity. 3 Long-sighted.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dūradarśi (ದೂರದರ್ಶಿ):—[adjective] seeing, thinking, knowing beforehand; foreseeing; foresighted; prudent.

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Dūradarśi (ದೂರದರ್ಶಿ):—

1) [noun] = ದೂರದರ್ಶಕ [duradarshaka]2.

2) [noun] a prudent man having good fore-thought; a foreseer.

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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.

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