Dhiradhira, Dhīrādhīrā, Dhira-adhira: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhīrādhīrā (धीराधीरा).—the heroine of a poetic composition who, being jealous of her husband or lover, alternately expresses and conceals her jealousy; धीराधीरा तु सोल्लुण्ठभाषितैः खेदयेदमुम् (dhīrādhīrā tu solluṇṭhabhāṣitaiḥ khedayedamum) S. D.; (vyaṅgyāvyaṅgyakopaprakāśikā dhīrādhīrā Rasamañjarī.)

Dhīrādhīrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhīrā and adhīrā (अधीरा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhīrādhīrā (धीराधीरा).—f.

(-rā) A mistress or wife, who having cause for jealousy, pursues a middle conduct between the suppression and expression of resentment. E. dhīrā and adhīrā joined.

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

Dhīrādhīrā (धीराधीरा):—[from dhīra] f. a jealous woman who alternately expresses and suppresses her jealousy, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhīrādhīrā (धीराधीरा):—[dhīrā+dhīrā] (rā) 1. f. A jealous wife who suppresses her feelings in part, not wholly.

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Dhiradhira in German

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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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