Dushprapya, Duṣprāpya: 7 definitions
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Dushprapya means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Duṣprāpya can be transliterated into English as Dusprapya or Dushprapya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dushprapy.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsDuṣprāpya (दुष्प्राप्य) or Duṣprāpyatva refers to the “state of being difficult to attain”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the state of being difficult to attain (duṣprāpyatvam) by warriors (yodhaiḥ)]—The jewel of enlightenment is not easily obtained again for men in the ocean of life like a jewel of great value that has fallen from the hand into a great ocean”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣprāpya (दुष्प्राप्य).—mfn.
(-pyaḥ-pyā-pyaṃ) Remote, unattainable, difficult of approach or attainment. E. dur, and prāpya obtainable.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣprāpya (दुष्प्राप्य):—[=duṣ-prāpya] [from duṣ > dur] mfn. hard to attain, inaccessible, remote, [Mahābhārata; ???; Purāṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣprāpya (दुष्प्राप्य):—[du-ṣprāpya] (pyaḥ-pyā-pyaṃ) a. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryDuṣprāpya (दुष्प्राप्य) [Also spelled dushprapy]:—(a) rare, scarce; difficult to achieve or attain.
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Partial matches: Du, Prapya, Dush, Tu.
Starts with: Dushprapyatva.
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