Durdasha, Durdaśā, Dur-dasha: 10 definitions
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Durdasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Durdasha has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Durdaśā can be transliterated into English as Durdasa or Durdasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDurdaśā (दुर्दशा):—(2. duṣ + daśā) f. eine schlimme Lebenslage, Unglück [Kathāsaritsāgara 23, 27.] — Statt durdaśau [Mahābhārata 10, 83] ist durdṛśau zu lesen.
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Durdaśā (दुर्दशा):—[Spr. 4006.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 101, 10. 283. -] [Mahābhārata 10, 83] liest die ed. Bomb. durdarśau .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDurdaśa (दुर्दश):—Adj. [Mahābhārata 10,83] fehlerhaft für durdaśa.
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Durdaśā (दुर्दशा):—f. ein schlimmes Loos , Unglück [Kathāsaritsāgara 20,39.] ( durdaśā zu lesen).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Dasa, Dur, Taca.
Ends with: Shakradurdasha.
Full-text: Duddamsa, Turttacai, Khalavinem, Daina, Ghamashana.
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