As a Hindi name
दूरस्थ · adj
जो दूर हो । दूर का । समीपस्थ का उलटा — Śabdasāgara
दूरस्थ
remote, distant, far-off
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi दूरस्थ — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit दूरस्थ (dūrastha). By surface analysis, दूर (dūr, “far, distant”) + स्थ (sth, “staying, situated”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
dūra—stha mfn. = dūra—saṃstha, Mn.; MBh. &c.
dūrastha mfn. (-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Remote, far off. E. dūra, and stha what stays or is; also dūrasthita, and dūrasthāyin, &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Remote, far off. E. dūra, and stha what stays or is; also dūrasthita, and dūrasthāyin, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
dūra—stha mfn. = dūra—saṃstha, Mn.; MBh. &c.
dūrastha mfn. (-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Remote, far off. E. dūra, and stha what stays or is; also dūrasthita, and dūrasthāyin, &c.
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