Duradrish, Dūradṛś, Dura-drig, Dūradṛg, Dura-drish: 7 definitions

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Duradrish 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 terms Dūradṛś and Dūradṛg can be transliterated into English as Duradrs or Duradrish or Duradrg or Duradrig, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Dūradṛś (दूरदृश्) (lit. “one who can see a long distance”) is a synonym (another name) for Vulture (Gṛdhra), 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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Dūradṛś (दूरदृश्).—a. far-seeing.

-naḥ, m.

Dūradṛś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dūra and dṛś (दृश्). See also (synonyms): dūradarśana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dūradṛś (दूरदृश्).—m. (-dṛk) 1. A learned man. 2. A vulture: see the preceding.

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

1) Dūradṛś (दूरदृश्):—[=dūra-dṛś] [from dūra] mfn. idem

2) [v.s. ...] m. a vulture

3) [v.s. ...] a learned man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dūradṛś (दूरदृश्):—[dūra-dṛś] (dṛk) 5. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Duradrish 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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