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Dirghadarshin, ī󲹻岹ś, Dirgha-darshin: 10 definitions

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Dirghadarshin 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 term ī󲹻岹ś can be transliterated into English as Dirghadarsin or Dirghadarshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dirghadarshin in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्) is the minister of king Yaśaḥketu from the Aṅga country (ṅgś), as mentioned in the twelfth story of the ձ貹ñṃśaپ in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 86. Accordingly, �... he [Yaśaḥketu] conquered by his great valour all his enemies; and as Indra has Bṛhaspati for a minister, he had ī󲹻岹ś... But the great minister ī󲹻岹ś continued unweariedly upholding the burden of his kingdom’s cares, day and night�.

The story of ī󲹻岹ś is mentioned in the ձ貹ñṃśaپ (twenty-five tales of a ) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the 󲹰 (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dirghadarshin in Ayurveda glossary

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

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

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्) (lit. “one who has long sight�) is a synonym (another name) for the 󲹱ū첹, 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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dirghadarshin in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्).�a

1) provident, prudent, far-seeing, longsighted; � दीर्घदर्शिनो यस्य मन्त्रिण� स्युर्महीपतेः � क्रमायात� ध्रुवं तस्य � चिरात्स्यात्परिक्षयः (na ī󲹻岹śo yasya mantriṇa� syurmahīpate� | kramāyātā dhruva� tasya na cirātsyātparikṣaya�) || ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 3.195.

2) sagacious, wise.

3) knowing the past and future (ūٲ󲹱ṣyñī); अमृत्यवस्तदा सर्व� जज्ञिर� दीर्घदर्शिनः (amṛtyavastadā sarve jajñire ī󲹻岹śa�) Rām.7.74.11. (-m.)

1) a vulture.

2) a bear.

3) an owl.

ī󲹻岹ś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and 岹ś (दर्शिन�).

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

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śṇ�-ś) Far-seeing, provident, wise. m. (-śī) 1. A wise or learned man, a scer, a prophet. 2. A vulture. 3. A bean. E. ī long, ṛ� to see, affix ṇini .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्).—adj. far-seeing, provident, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 194, 5.

ī󲹻岹ś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and 岹ś (दर्शिन�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्).—[adjective] far-sighted, provident.

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

1) ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्):—[=ī-岹ś] [from ī] mfn. idem, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. a bear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a minister, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxxxvi, 5]

5) [v.s. ...] of a monkey, [Rāmāyaṇa v, 73, 43] (cf. ū-)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ī󲹻岹ś (दीर्घदर्शिन्):—[ī-岹ś] (śī) 5. m. A vulture; a wise man. a. Far-seeing, provident.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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