Duradrishta, Duradṛṣṭa, Dur-adrishta: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Duradṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Duradrsta or Duradrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDuradṛṣṭa (दुरदृष्ट).—ill-luck, misfortune.
Derivable forms: duradṛṣṭam (दुरदृष्टम्).
Duradṛṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and adṛṣṭa (अदृष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuradṛṣṭa (दुरदृष्ट).—n.
(-ṣṭaṃ) Bad luck, misfortune. E. dur, and adṛṣṭa fortune.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuradṛṣṭa (दुरदृष्ट):—[=dur-adṛṣṭa] [from dur] n. ill luck, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuradṛṣṭa (दुरदृष्ट):—[dura+dṛṣṭa] (ṣṭaṃ) 1. n. Misfortune.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDuradṛṣṭa (ದುರದೃಷ್ಟ):—
1) [noun] bad luck; ill-luck; misfortune; unexpected adversity.
2) [noun] an instance of this; a mishap.
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Durādṛṣṭa (ದುರಾದೃಷ್ಟ):—[noun] =(correctly) ದುರದೃಷ್ಟ [duradrishta].
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)
Partial matches: Adrishta, Dur.
Starts with: Duradrishtashali, Duradrishtashalini.
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