Dhurya, Dhuriya, Dhurīya: 13 definitions
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Dhurya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDhurya (धुर्य).—A son of Pratiratha.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 130.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuDhurya (धुर्य) is another name for Ṛṣabhaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis muscifera Ridley which is a synonym of Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) or “fly bearing malaxis” from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.14-16 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Dhurya and Ṛṣabhaka, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhurya (धुर्य).—a S Used as dhurandhara but less commonly.
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dhuṛyā (धुऱ्या).—a See dhurēkarī.
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 dictionaryDhurīya (धुरीय).—a. [dhuraṃ vahati, arhati vā, dhur kha cha vā]
1) Able to bear or carry a burden.
2) Fit to be harnessed.
3) Charged with important duties.
-ṇaḥ, -yaḥ 1 A beast of burden.
2) A man of business, or one charged with important duties.
3) A chief, head, leader.
See also (synonyms): dhurīṇa.
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Dhurya (धुर्य).—a. [dhuraṃ vahati, yat]
1) Fit for a burden, able to bear a burden &c.
2) Fit to be entrusted with important duties.
3) Standing at the head, chief, foremost; see below.
-ryaḥ 1 A beast of burden.
2) A horse or bullock yoked to the pole of a carriage; नाविनीतैर्व्रजेद् धुर्यैः (nāvinītairvrajed dhuryaiḥ) Manusmṛti 4.67; येनेदं ध्रियते विश्वं धुर्यैर्यानमिवाध्वनि (yenedaṃ dhriyate viśvaṃ dhuryairyānamivādhvani) Kumārasambhava 6.76; धुर्यान् विश्रामयेति (dhuryān viśrāmayeti) R.1.54;6.78;17.19.
3) One who carries a burden (of responsibility); तस्या भवानपरधुर्यपदावलम्बी (tasyā bhavānaparadhuryapadāvalambī) R.5.66.
4) A chief, leader, head; न हि सति कुलधुर्ये सूर्यवंश्या गृहाय (na hi sati kuladhurye sūryavaṃśyā gṛhāya) R.7.71.
5) A minister, one charged with important duties; ततो युगंधराख्यस्य हस्ते धुर्यस्य मन्त्रिणः (tato yugaṃdharākhyasya haste dhuryasya mantriṇaḥ) Kathāsaritsāgara 9.14.
6) An epithet of Viṣṇu.
-ryam The forepart of a pole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhurīya (धुरीय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1. Fit for a load, suited to a burthen 2. Charged with important duties. m.
(-yaḥ) 1. A beast of burthen. 2. A man of business. E. dhur, and cha aff.
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Dhurya (धुर्य) or Dhuryya.—mfn.
(-ryaḥ-ryā-ryaṃ) Fit for a burthen, adopted to it, &c. m.
(-ryaḥ) 1. A beast of burthen. 2. minister, a charged affairs. 3. A house. E. dhur a burthen, yat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhurya (धुर्य).—[dhur + ya] (sometimes written dhūrya dhūrya), I. adj. 1. Able to bear a burthen, Mahābhārata 13, 3518. 2. Being at the head, Mahābhārata 4, 1074. 3. Best, Mahābhārata 3, 13309. Ii. m. A beast of burthen, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 67. Iii. n. The fore-part of the pole, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 92, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhurya (धुर्य).—[adjective] fit to be yoked or harnessed, draught; being at the top of (—°); eminent, highest, best.
— [masculine] beast for draught; chief, foreman; [neuter] fore-part of the pole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhurīya (धुरीय):—[from dhur] mfn. fit for a burden, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] charged with important duties, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a beast of burden, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a man of business or affairs, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) Dhurya (धुर्य):—[from dhur] mfn. ([wrong reading] dhūrya) fit o be harnessed, able to draw or bear ([Pāṇini 4-4, 77])
6) [v.s. ...] being at the head of, foremost, best, [Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] eminently fit for or distinguished by ([compound]), [Bālarāmāyaṇa iii, 2/3]
8) [v.s. ...] m. beast of burden, horse, bullock etc., [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] minister, charge d'affaires, [Horace H. Wilson] (with mantrin, [Kathāsaritsāgara ix, 14])
10) [v.s. ...] leader, chief (cf. kula-), [Mahābhārata] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] a kind of [medicine] plant (= ṛṣabha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] n. forepart of a pole, [Rāmāyaṇa]
13) [v.s. ...] Name of all Stotras except the 3 Pavamānas, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
14) Dhūrya (धूर्य):—[from dhūr] [wrong reading] for dhurya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhurīya (धुरीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Fit to bear; loaded. m. Man of business.
2) Dhurya (धुर्य):—(ryyaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dhurya (धुर्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhojja.
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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 corpusDhurya (ಧುರ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] = ಧುರೀಣ [dhurina]2; 4. an officer in a prominent position or a minister in charge of administration in a system.
2) [noun] skill, intelligence, expertise required (in carrying out something).
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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Starts with: Dhuryasana, Dhuryata, Dhuryavaha, Dhuryavat.
Ends with (+8): Adhurya, Amadhurya, Angamadhurya, Bhrukshemadhurya, Bhrukshepalapamadhurya, Dharmadhurya, Kanthamadhurya, Karyabharadhurya, Kriyamadhurya, Kuladhurya, Lilamadhurya, Madhurya, Mahadhurya, Maryada-dhurya, Mukhamadhurya, Palapamadhurya, Premamadhurya, Rathadhurya, Rishidhurya, Rupamadhurya.
Full-text (+7): Kuladhurya, Adhurya, Dhuryavaha, Mahadhurya, Dhuryavat, Rathadhuryata, Adhuryya, Dhuryata, Madhuri, Dhuryasana, Rathadhurya, Maryada-dhurya, Dharmadhurya, Dhojja, Dhuryetara, Kantha, Maturiyar, Dhuryya, Virupay, Dhurina.
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