Duralambha, Durālambhā: 9 definitions
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Duralambha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuDurālambhā (दुरालम्भा) is another name for Dhanvayāsa, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.53-55 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Durālambhā and Dhanvayāsa, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Duralambha in India is the name of a plant defined with Tragia involucrata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Croton urens L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Fl. Bor.-Amer.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurālambhā (दुरालम्भा).—f.
(-mbhā) A plant, Jawasa: see the preceding. E. As above, num optionally inserted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurālambha (दुरालम्भ).—adj. f. bhā, difficult to be seized, Mahābhārata 13, 4707.
Durālambha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and ālambha (आलम्भ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurālambha (दुरालम्भ).—[adjective] = durālabha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durālambha (दुरालम्भ):—[=dur-ālambha] [from dur] mfn. d° or unfit to be touched or handled, [Mahābhārata xiii, 4707]
2) Durālambhā (दुरालम्भा):—[=dur-ālambhā] [from dur-ālambha > dur] f. = -ālabhā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDurālaṃbha (ದುರಾಲಂಭ):—[noun] a kind of plant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dur, Alambha, Dush.
Full-text: Dhanvayasa, Alambha.
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