Alternative spellings of this word include Durvah.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Durvaha (दुर्वह) refers to “terrible”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing the words of Śiva [the Gods] nervously at one another and spoke before the lord one by one. [...] [The Earth said]:—I was unable to bear the terrible (durvaha) semen. Hence I dropped it into the fire. O lord, please forgive me. [...]”.

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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

Durvaha (दुर्वह).—a. heavy, difficult to be borne; दुर्वहगर्भखिन्नसीता (durvahagarbhakhinnasītā) Uttararāmacarita 2.1; Kumārasambhava 1.11.

Durvaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and vaha (वह).

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

Durvaha (दुर्वह).—mfn.

(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) Difficult to be borne or supported. E. dur, and vaha bearing. duḥkhena uhyate asau dur + vaha-karmaṇi khal .

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

Durvaha (दुर्वह).—[adjective] difficult to be borne or managed.

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

Durvaha (दुर्वह):—[=dur-vaha] [from dur] mfn. hard to bear, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature]

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

Durvaha (दुर्वह):—[dur-vaha] (haḥ-hā-haṃ) a. Hard to be borne.

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

Durvaha (दुर्वह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Duvvaha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Durvaha 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Durvaha (दुर्वह) [Also spelled durvah]:—(a) unbearable; difficult to carry.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Durvaha (ದುರ್ವಹ):—

1) [adjective] very burdensome.

2) [adjective] unbearable; intolerable.

3) [adjective] flowing in a manner destroying (things on the course).

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Durvaha (ದುರ್ವಹ):—

1) [noun] that which is burdensome.

2) [noun] that which is unbearable or intolerable.

3) [noun] a destructive flow (as of a flood).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dur, Vaha.

Starts with: Durvahaka.

Ends with: Anyadurvaha, Atidurvaha, Sudurvaha.

Full-text: Anyadurvaha, Duvvaha, Durvah, Sudurvaha, Pracanda, Dur, Vaha.

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