Duraksha, Dur-aksha, Durakṣa: 8 definitions
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Duraksha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Durakṣa can be transliterated into English as Duraksa or Duraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Durakṣa (दुरक्ष) [?] is the name of a Kumbhāṇḍa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Aṅga, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Kumbhāṇḍa Durakṣa in Aṅga], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurakṣa (दुरक्ष).—a.
1) weak-eyed.
2) evileyed. (-kṣaḥ) 1 a loaded or false die.
2) dishonest gambling.
Durakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurakṣa (दुरक्ष).—n.
(-kṣaṃ) A loaded or fraudulent die or dice. E. dur, and akṣa a die.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurakṣa (दुरक्ष).—[adjective] weak-eyed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durakṣa (दुरक्ष):—[=dur-akṣa] [from dur] m. ([from] 2. akṣa) a bad or fraudulent die, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] ṣa mf(ī)n. ([from] 4. akṣa) weak-eyed, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurakṣa (दुरक्ष):—[dur+akṣa] (kṣaṃ) 1. n. A false dice.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aksha, Dur, Door, Tur.
Starts with: Durakshara.
Full-text: Anga.
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