Drishtakuta, Dṛṣṭakūṭa, Drishta-kuta: 9 definitions
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Drishtakuta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit term Dṛṣṭakūṭa can be transliterated into English as Drstakuta or Drishtakuta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Drashtkut.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट).—n S A riddle, an enigma, a puzzle.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट).—n A riddle, an enigma, a puzzle.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट).—a riddle, an enigma.
Derivable forms: dṛṣṭakūṭam (दृष्टकूटम्).
Dṛṣṭakūṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dṛṣṭa and kūṭa (कूट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट).—n.
(-ṭaṃ) A riddle, an enigma. E. dṛṣṭa seen, kūṭa trick.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट):—[=dṛṣṭa-kūṭa] [from dṛṣṭa > dṛś] n. riddle, enigma, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट):—[dṛṣṭa-kūṭa] (ṭaṃ) 1. n. A riddle, enigma.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDṛṣṭakūṭa (दृष्टकूट) [Also spelled drashtkut]:—(nm) an enigmatic composition.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Drishta, Kuta.
Full-text: Drashtkut.
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