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Dushpreksha, ٳṣpṣa, Dutpreksha, Duṭprekṣa: 7 definitions

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Dushpreksha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 terms ٳṣpṣa and Duṭprekṣa can be transliterated into English as Duspreksa or Dushpreksha or Dutpreksa or Dutpreksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dushpreksha in Jainism glossary
: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van ⲹūdeva’s Paümacariu

ٳṣpṣa (दुष्प्रेक्�) participated in the war between and 屹ṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in ⲹūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 峾ⲹṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. ⲹū or ⲹūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 峾 story as known from the older work 峾ⲹṇa (written by ī쾱). Various chapters [mentioning ٳṣpṣa] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as ṣaܳṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dushpreksha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳṣpṣa (दुष्प्रेक्�).—i. e. dus-pra -īk� + a, adj., f. ṣ�, Difficult to be looked at, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 17, 22.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳṣpṣa (दुष्प्रेक्�).—[adjective] difficult or unpleasant to be looked at.

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

ٳṣpṣa (दुष्प्रेक्�):—[=�-ṣa] [from du� > dur] mfn. difficult to be looked at, disagreeable to the sight, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Duṣprēkṣa (ದುಷ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್�):—[adjective] overpowering the vision; dazzling the eyes.

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Duṣprēkṣa (ದುಷ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್�):—[noun] a man whose form, personality is formidable.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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