The Sanskrit term Dharṣa can be transliterated into English as Dharsa or Dharsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Dharṣa (धर्ष) refers to “catching (animals)” (Cf. Durdharṣa—“that which is hard to catch”), according to verse 3-52 of the Śivasaṃhitā.—Accordingly, “Through the power of practice, the Yogin obtains Bhūcarī Siddhi, whereby he can move like the animals which are hard to catch (durdharṣa-jantu) when hands are clapped”.

context information

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dharṣa (धर्ष).—[dhṛṣ-bhāve ghañ]

1) Boldness, insolence, haughtiness, impudence.

2) Pride, arrogance.

3) Impatience.

4) Restraint.

5) Violation, seduction (of a woman).

6) Injury, wrong, insult.

7) A eunuch.

Derivable forms: dharṣaḥ (धर्षः).

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

Dharṣa (धर्ष).—m.

(-rṣaḥ) 1. Pride, arrogance. 2. Contumely, overbearing. 3. Impatience. 4. Paralysing, rendering weak or impotent. 5. Injury, wrong. 6. Restraint. 7. Copulation. 8. A eunuch. E. dhṛṣa to be vain, affix bhāve ghañ .

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

Dharṣa (धर्ष).—i. e. dhṛṣ + a, m. Arrogance, Mahābhārata 1, 7040.

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

1) Dharṣa (धर्ष):—m. (√dhṛṣ) boldness, insolence, arrogance, [Mahābhārata i, 7040] (cf. dur-)

2) impatience, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) paralysing, rendering weak or impotent, [ib.]

4) violation (of a woman), [ib.]

5) injury, wrong, insult

6) restraint, [ib.]

7) a eunuch, [ib.] (cf. below).

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

Dharṣa (धर्ष):—(rṣaḥ) 1. m. Arrogance; contumely; injury; copulation; eunuch.

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

Dharṣa (धर्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dharisa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dharsha in German

context information

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 corpus

Dharṣa (ಧರ್ಷ):—

1) [noun] quality of character or temperament; esp., high quality of character; spirit; courage; ardour.

2) [noun] 'disdainful pride; snobbishness; scornful arrogance; superciliousness: 3. a blaming or condemning of a person of wrongdoing, crime, etc.'3) [noun] a man lacking normal function of the testes; an eunuch.

context information

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)

Starts with: Dharshaka, Dharshakarini, Dharshana, Dharshanatman, Dharshanem, Dharshani, Dharshaniya, Dharshavara, Dharshayanti, Dharshayat, Dharshayishyat, Dharshayitva.

Ends with: Adharsha, Anabhidharsha, Anuddharsha, Atidurdharsha, Dudharsha, Duradharsha, Durddharsha, Durdharsha, Dushpradharsha, Pradharsha, Samuddharsha, Sudharsha, Suduradharsha, Sudurdharsha, Uddharsha, Varshadharsha, Vipradharsha.

Full-text (+8): Dharshakarini, Dharisa, Dharshavara, Durdharsha, Varshadharsha, Durdharshatva, Dharshin, Durdharshata, Pradharsha, Durdharshakumarabhuta, Uddharsha, Vipradharsha, Adharsha, Duradharsha, Dushpradhrishya, Dharshanatman, Dharshita, Dharshaniya, Sudharsha, Apradharshya.

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