The Sanskrit term Duṣpūra can be transliterated into English as Duspura or Dushpura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Duṣpūra (दुष्पूर).—(Pūraṇa); one of the 16 classes of Piśācas.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 377.

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The Purana (पुराण, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Duṣpūra (दुष्पूर).—a. difficult to be filled or satisfied; दुष्पूरो- दरपूरणाय पिबति स्रोतःपतिं वाडवः (duṣpūro- darapūraṇāya pibati srotaḥpatiṃ vāḍavaḥ) Bh.; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.39.

Duṣpūra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and pūra (पूर).

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

Duṣpūra (दुष्पूर).—[adjective] difficult to be filled or satisfied.

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

Duṣpūra (दुष्पूर):—[=duṣ-pūra] [from duṣ > dur] mfn. difficult to be filled or satisfied, [Mahābhārata etc.]

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

Duṣpūra (दुष्पूर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Duppūra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dushpura 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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Partial matches: Dush, Pura.

Full-text: Duppura, Jalapura, Laghiman, Pura.

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