Driganta, ṛgԳٲ, Drigamta: 5 definitions
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Driganta 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 ṛgԳٲ can be transliterated into English as Drganta or Driganta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusṛgԳٲ (दृगन्त) refers to the “corners of the eyes� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: �12. With honey-colored nails, tusks, and eyes, skin like a dark cloud, red corners of the eyes (ṇa-ṛgԳٲ), lotus-filament spots (on the skin), quarreling with other elephants, with sporting in dust and water the handsome elephant king becomes ‘temple-filled� (in the first stage of must)�.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṛgԳٲ (दृगन्त).—[masculine] the outer corner of the eyes.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṛgԳٲ (दृगन्त):—[=ṛg-Գٲ] [from dṛg > dṛ�] m. the outer corner of the eye, [Prasannarāghava]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDṛgaṃta (ದೃಗಂ�):—[noun] the outer corner of the eye.
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)
Starts with: Drigamtara.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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