द्रविड

{ draviḍḥ, draviḍa(m), draviḍa }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

DRAVIḌA I   A King of the family of Priyavrata who was the son of Manu. [Bhāgavata, Skandha 5] .
DRAVIḌA II   A gandharva who was the father of Kaṁsa. (See under Kaṁsa) Aṁśumatī was the daughter of this gandharva. (See under Aṁśumatī).
DRAVIḌA(M)   (DRĀVIḌA). In ancient days the whole of South India was known by the name Tamilaka, as Tamil was the language used throughout South India. Strictly speaking, all the languages used in South India were given the name Tamil. The word ‘Tamil’ underwent changes in the language of North India and took the form ‘Drāvida’. Etymologists are of opinion that the changes that took place in the word Tamil were are follows:- Tamil--Damil--Damiḍ- -Dramiḍ--Draviḍ--Drāviḍ. Reference to the Drāviḍa country occurs in most of the Purāṇas. Mahābhārata states that Sahadeva, one of the Pāṇḍavas, sent a note for collecting taxes from the people of Drāvida. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 71. “There are other countries also in the southern Bhārata such as Dravida, Kerala, Prācya, Mūṣīka, Vanavāsīka Karṇāṭaka, Mahiṣaka, Vikalpa and Mūṣaka.” This statement [M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9] throws light on the various countries which existed in South India at the time of Mahābhārata. In [Bhāgavata, Skandha 10] , it is mentioned that Kaṁsa, the uncle of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, was the son of Dramila, a gandharva. (See under Kaṁsa).

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   draviḍa & द्रविडी See द्राविड & द्राविडी.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  ओरिसापासून दक्षिण पूर्व समुद्रकाठच्या रोमेश्वरपर्यंत पसरलेला दक्षिण भारत   Ex. आमचे शेजारी द्रविडचे राहणारे आहेत.

ONTOLOGY:

भौतिक स्थान (Physical Place) ➜ स्थान (Place) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

द्रविड प्रांत

Wordnet:

ben দ্রাবিড় অঞ্চল

guj દ્રવિડ

hin द्रविड़

kas درٛوٕڈ

kok द्रवीड

ori ଦ୍ରାବିଡ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ

san द्रविडः

urd دراوِڈ , دراوِڈصوبہ , دراوِڑ

 noun  द्रविड़ देशात राहणारी व्यक्ती   Ex. येथे द्रविडांची वस्ती आहे.

HYPONYMY:

कोटा

ONTOLOGY:

व्यक्ति (Person) ➜ स्तनपायी (Mammal) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben দ্রাবিড়

kas درٛوٕڈۍ

ori ଦ୍ରାବିଡୀୟ

san द्रविडः

urd دراوِڈ , دراوِڑ

   See : द्रविड ब्राह्मण

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

   द्राविड - डी पहा .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

द्रविड  m.  m. N. of a people (regarded as degraded क्षत्रियs and said to be descendants of द्रविड, sons of वृषभ-स्वामिन्, [Śatr.]) and of a district on the east coast of the Deccan, [Mn.]; [Var.]; [MBh.] &c.
दाविड   collect. N. for 5 peoples, viz. the आन्ध्रs, कर्णाटकs, गुर्जरs, तैलङ्गs, and महाराष्ट्रs ( cf. below)
    N. of a son of कृष्ण, [BhP.]
   of an author, [Cat.]
    pl. of a school of grammarians, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

द्रविडः [draviḍḥ]   1 N. of a country on the east coast of the Deccan (pl.); अस्ति द्रविडेषु काञ्ची नाम नगरी [Dk.13.]
   An inhabitant or native of that country; जरद्द्रविडधार्मिकस्ये- च्छया निसृष्टैः [K.229.]
  N. N. of a degraded tribe; cf. [Ms.1.22.]
   A collective name for five peoples (आन्ध्र, कर्नाटक, गुर्जर, तैलङ्ग and महाराष्ट्र); see द्राविड.

Shabda-Sagara

द्रविड  m.  ( -डः) A man of an outcaste tribe, descended from a degraded Kshetriya.
  f.  ( -डी) One of the Rāginis or female personifications of the modes of music.