Dharshana, Dharṣaṇa, Dharṣaṇā: 12 definitions
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Dharshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Dharṣaṇa and Dharṣaṇā can be transliterated into English as Dharsana or Dharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydharṣaṇa (धर्षण).—n S Overbearing, overawing, domineering demeanour. 2 Ravishing, rape, forcible constupration.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdharṣaṇa (धर्षण).—n Challenge.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharṣaṇa (धर्षण) or Dharṣaṇā (धर्षणा).—[dhṛṣ bhāve lyuṭ]
1) Boldness, insolence.
2) Insult, affront; धर्षणां कृतवानेतां पश्यतस्ते धनेश्वर (dharṣaṇāṃ kṛtavānetāṃ paśyataste dhaneśvara) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3. 161.6.
3) An assault, outrage, seduction, violation; as in नारी° (nārī°); माऽत्र प्राप्स्यति शापं वा धर्षणां वेति पाण्डवः (mā'tra prāpsyati śāpaṃ vā dharṣaṇāṃ veti pāṇḍavaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3. 146.68.
4) Copulation.
5) Contempt, disrespect.
6) Abuse.
7) arrogance.
8) An offence.
9) Overpowering, defeat; धर्षणं यत्र न प्राप्तो रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः (dharṣaṇaṃ yatra na prāpto rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ) Rām.7.31.3.
Derivable forms: dharṣaṇam (धर्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharṣaṇa (धर्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Disrespect, contumely, overbearingness, contempt. 2. copulation. 3. arrogance, vanity. f. (-ṇiḥ-ṇī) An unchaste woman. E. ghṛṣ to be arrogant, &c. affix bhāve lyuṭ or yuc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharṣaṇa (धर्षण).—i. e. dhṛṣ + ana, n. and f. ṇā, Disrespect, contumely, abuse, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 38, 21; Mahābhārata 1, 6502; [Pañcatantra] 255, 9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharṣaṇa (धर्षण).—[neuter] ā [feminine] attack, assault, offence, violation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharṣaṇa (धर्षण):—[from dharṣa] mfn. offending, hurting, assaulting, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] nf (ā). assault, outrage, offence, violation, seduction, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Pañcatantra] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] n. overpowering, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] copulation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharṣaṇa (धर्षण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Disrespect, arrogance; overbearing; copulation. f. (ṇiḥ-ṇī) An unchaste woman.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dharṣaṇa (धर्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dharisaṇa.
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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 corpusDharṣaṇa (ಧರ್ಷಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of offending, hurting or being offended.
2) [noun] a violent attack; an assault.
3) [noun] the act of insulting or being insulted; an insult.
4) [noun] sexual intercourse; copulation.
5) [noun] an instance of forcible sexual assault; rape; violation.
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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