Durbala, Dur-bala, Dur产腻濒补: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Durbala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Durbal.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Durbala (啶︵啶班啶げ) refers to the 鈥渨eak鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: 鈥楽ons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of M膩ra鈥� [...] The Bodhisattva Gandhahastin said: 鈥楾he weak (durbala) can be harmed by the M膩ra; but the strong cannot be harmed by the m膩ra. The weak is afraid of the three gates of liberation. Since the strong is not afraid of the three gates of liberation, namely, directly seeing, penetrating, and meditatively cultivating. One who is not afraid of them transcends the sphere of the M膩ra, and thus this is the gate into the light of the dharma called 鈥淭ranscending the sphere of the M膩ra鈥濃欌�.

Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩rami迟腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsDurbala in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Borago zeylanica, Pollichia zeylanica, Borraginoides zeylanica. For the possible medicinal usage of durbala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Durbala in India is the name of a plant defined with Trichodesma zeylanicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Borago zeylanica Burm.f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae e Familiae Asperifoliarum Nuciferae (1818)
· Systematic census of Australian plants (1882)
· Taxon (1975)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853鈥�61 (1853)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Durbala, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ) [or 啶�, 岣穉].鈥攁 in poetry 诲耻谤产补岣纺� a (durbala S) Weak, powerless, impotent. 2 Poor, indigent.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ) [or 岣穉, or 啶砞.鈥�a Weak, powerless. Poor.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ).鈥�a.
1) weak, feeble.
2) enfeebled, spiritless; 啶︵啶班啶げ啶距え啷嵿く啶權啶椸啶距え啶� (诲耻谤产补濒腻苍测补峁単补办腻苍颈) Uttarar膩macarita 1.24.
3) thin, lean, emaciated; Uttarar膩macarita 3.
4) small, scanty, little; 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶班啶ム啶�- 啶い啷嵿い啶苦 啶啶班い啶� 啶︵啶班啶げ啶距ざ啶� (sv膩rthopa- patti峁� prati durba濒腻艣a岣�) R.5.12.
Durbala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and bala (啶げ).
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Dur产腻濒补 (啶︵啶班啶ぞ啶�).鈥�a.
1) bald-headed.
2) void of prepuce.
3) having crooked hair.
Dur产腻濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and 产腻濒补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ).鈥攎fn.
(-濒补岣�-濒腻-濒补峁�) 1. Feeble, thin, emaciated. 2. Weak, impotent. m. (-l) One who is circomcised, or whose glans penis is void of prepuce. E. dur implying depreciation or diminution, and bala strong, potent. du岣thita峁� balamasya .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ).鈥攁dj., f. 濒腻. 1. weak, feeble, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 128. 2. without a prepuce, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 3, 151(?).
Durbala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and bala (啶げ).
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Dur产腻濒补 (啶︵啶班啶ぞ啶�).鈥擺惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 3, 151 v. r. The signification is questionable; Med膩tithi gives, bald-pated, or red-haired, or without a prepuce.
Dur产腻濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and 产腻濒补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ).鈥擺adjective] weak, feeble, thin, unwell; poor, scanty. Abstr. 迟腻 [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durbala (啶︵啶班啶げ):鈥擺=dur-bala] [from dur] mfn. of little strength, weak, feeble, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] thin, slender (waist), [R膩m膩ya峁嘺 iii, 52, 31]
3) [v.s. ...] emaciated, lean (cow)
4) [v.s. ...] sick, unwell, [K膩ty膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra xxv, 7, 1; Mah膩bh膩rata iv, 182]
5) [v.s. ...] scanty, small, little, [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature; Pur膩峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] m. an impotent man, weakling, [Manu-sm峁泃i iii, 151] ([varia lectio] -惫腻濒补)
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of bird ([wrong reading] for -bali)
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince, [Vi峁a箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
9) [v.s. ...] of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
10) 顿耻谤产补濒腻 (啶︵啶班啶げ啶�):鈥擺=dur-ba濒腻] [from dur-bala > dur] f. a species of plant (= 补尘产耻-艣颈谤墨峁办腻), [Bh膩vaprak膩艣a]
11) Dur产腻濒补 (啶︵啶班啶ぞ啶�):鈥擺=dur-产腻濒补] [from dur] See -惫腻濒补.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Durbala (啶︵啶班啶げ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dubbasa.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ) [Also spelled durbal]:鈥�(a) weak, feeble; powerless; emaciated; imbecile; ~[la迟腻] weakness, feebleness; emaciation, debility; imbecility; ~[lamanaska] feeble-minded; ~[濒别肠肠丑腻] velleity, weak will.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDurbala (嗖︵硜嗖班硩嗖膊):鈥擺adjective] not strong; lacking physical strength; weak.
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Durbala (嗖︵硜嗖班硩嗖膊):鈥�
1) [noun] a man with a feeble physical personality; a weak man.
2) [noun] anything that is weak.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDurbala (啶︵啶班啶げ):鈥攁dj. 1. weak; feeble; 2. enfeebled; spiritless;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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