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Durdharsha, ٳܰ󲹰ṣa, Dur-dharsha: 14 definitions

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Durdharsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 ٳܰ󲹰ṣa can be transliterated into English as Durdharsa or Durdharsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Durdharsh.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Durdharsha in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष) refers to “that (difficult penance) which cannot be surpassed� [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.26 (“Pārvatī-Jaṭila dialogue�).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “I am an aged Brahmin roaming about as I please. I am an intelligent ascetic bestowing happiness and helping others. Who are you? What is your parentage? Why do you perform penance in this isolated forest? Your penance cannot be surpassed [i.e., ܰ󲹰ṣatapaścarasi ܰ󲹰ṣa�] even by the sages of eminent status. You are neither a small girl nor an old woman. You appear to be an auspicious young woman. How is it that you are performing this penance even when you are unmarried. [...]�.

: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.108.3) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ٳܰ󲹰ṣa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Durdharsha in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

ٳܰ󲹰ṣ� (दुर्धर्ष�) is another name for ū, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Allium stracheyi Baker. or “Himalayan seasoning allium� from the Amaryllidaceae family of flowering plant, according to verse 5.84-85 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (貹貹ṭād-) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (ṣu-ṣu貹). Together with the names ٳܰ󲹰ṣ� and ū, there are a total of nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Durdharsha in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष) refers to �(animals which are) hard to catch�, according to verse 3-52 of the Śivasaṃhi.—Accordingly, “Through the power of practice, the Yogin obtains Bhūcarī Siddhi, whereby he can move like the animals which are hard to catch (ܰ󲹰ṣa-jantu) when hands are clapped�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Durdharsha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष).�a.

1) inviolable, unassailable.

2) inaccessible; संयोजयति विद्यै� नीचगाप� नर� सरित� � समुद्रमि� दुर्धर्ष� नृपं भाग्�- मत� परम् (saṃyojayati vidyaiva nīcagāpi nara� sarit | samudramiva ܰ󲹰ṣa� nṛpa� bhāgya- mata� param) || H. Pr.5.

3) fearful, dreadful.

4) haughty.

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and 󲹰ṣa (धर्ष).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष).—name of a Bodhisattva: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 699 (with epithet kumārabhūta).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष).—adj. 1. difficult to be injured or attacked, [Nala] 11, 36; [峾ⲹṇa] 6, 16, 58. 2. dangerous, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2327. 3. horrible, Ѳٲ 14, 1849.

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and 󲹰ṣa (धर्ष).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष).—[adjective] difficult to be assaulted or approached, invincible, dangerous, terrible; [abstract] [feminine], tva [neuter]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष):—[=dur-󲹰ṣa] [from dur] mfn. d° to be assaulted or laid hold of, inviolable, inaccessible, unconquerable, dangerous, dreadful, awful, [Ѳٲ; 峾ⲹṇa] etc. (- f., [Ѳٲ]; -tva n., [Bhāgavata-purāṇa])

2) [v.s. ...] haughty, distant, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra (cf. dhara), [Ѳٲ i]

4) [v.s. ...] of a Rākṣasa, [峾ⲹṇa v]

5) [v.s. ...] of a mountain in Kuśa-dvīpa, [Ѳٲ vi, 451]

6) ٳܰ󲹰ṣ� (दुर्धर्ष�):—[=ܰ-󲹰ṣ�] [from dur-󲹰ṣa > dur] f. Name of two plants (= 岵-岹ī and 첹Գٳī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Duddharisa.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Durdharsha in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (दुर्धर्ष) [Also spelled durdharsh]:�(a) invincible, indomitable, difficult to subdue; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Durdharsha in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷ):�

1) [adjective] that cannot be opposed, attacked or defeated; unassailable.

2) [adjective] creating fear, terror or awe.

3) [adjective] awfully haughty.

4) [adjective] causing or likely to cause danger; dangerous; perilous.

5) [adjective] that cannot be tolerated or borne; intolerable.

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ٳܰ󲹰ṣa (ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷ):—[noun] a man who cannot be successfully attacked; an unassailable man.

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