Daurhrida, Daurhṛda: 10 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Daurhṛda can be transliterated into English as Daurhrda or Daurhrida, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Daurhrida in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद) refers to a group of Asuras, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara commanded the Asuras: “O Excellent Asuras, put up a stiff fight with Indra and other gods who are always cowardly though they have a huge army. At my bidding let all these come out with their entire army—the Mauryas numbering a hundred thousand, the Dhūmras in hundreds, the Asuras and the Kālakeyas in crores and the Kālakas, the Daurhṛdas and the Kaṅkas in lakhs. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Daurhrida in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद).—

1) Evil disposition of the mind, enmity (also daurhārda in this sense).

2) Pregnancy; सुदक्षिणा दौर्हृदलक्षणं दधौ (sudakṣiṇā daurhṛdalakṣaṇaṃ dadhau) R.3.1.

3) The longing of a pregnant woman; राज्ञः शासनमादाय तथैव किल दौर्हृदम् (rājñaḥ śāsanamādāya tathaiva kila daurhṛdam) Rām. 7.47.15.

4) Desire in general.

Derivable forms: daurhṛdam (दौर्हृदम्).

See also (synonyms): dauhṛda.

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

Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद).—n.

(-daṃ) Wish, desire, but especially the longing of pregnant women. E. dur pained, hṛd to heart, affix aṇa.

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

Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद).—i. e. dus-hṛd + a, n. 1. Enmity, Mahābhārata 5, 751. 2. The longing of pregnant women.

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

Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद).—[masculine] villain, enemy; [neuter] evil disposition, enmity.

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

1) Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद):—[=daur-hṛda] [from daur > dauḥ] n. idem, [Mahābhārata v, 751]

2) [v.s. ...] m. villain, [Nīlakaṇṭha]

3) [v.s. ...] morbid longing of pregnant women, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Daurhṛda (दौर्हृद):—(daṃ) 1. n. Wish, longing for.

[Sanskrit to German]

Daurhrida 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Daurhrida in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Daurhṛda (ದೌರ್ಹೃದ):—

1) [noun] strong dislike or ill will; hatred; enmity.

2) [noun] a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and foetus are developed; the womb; the uterus.

3) [noun] the longing of a pregnant woman for a particular object.

4) [noun] a wish or desire in gen.

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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.

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