Duranvaya, Dur-anvaya: 7 definitions

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Duranvaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Durnvay.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Duranvaya (दुरन्वय).—a.

1) difficult to be passed along; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.51.17.

2) hard to be carried out or followed.

3) difficult to be attained. or understood; बुद्धिश्च ते महाप्राज्ञ देवैरपि दुरन्वया (buddhiśca te mahāprājña devairapi duranvayā) Rām.3. 66.18.

4) not suitable, improper; वचो दुरन्वयं विप्रास्तूष्णी- मासन्भ्रमद्धियः (vaco duranvayaṃ viprāstūṣṇī- māsanbhramaddhiyaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.84.14. (-yaḥ) 1 a wrong conclusion, one wrongly inferred from given premisses.

2) (in gram.) a false agreement.

Duranvaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and anvaya (अन्वय).

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

Duranvaya (दुरन्वय).—adj. 1. hard to be pursued, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 92, 13 Gorr. 2. hard to be performed, Mahābhārata 13, 5854. 3. not easy to be conceived, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 6, 30.

Duranvaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and anvaya (अन्वय).

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

1) Duranvaya (दुरन्वय):—[=dur-anvaya] [from dur] mfn. difficult to be passed along (road), [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 92, 3]

2) [v.s. ...] d° to be accomplished or performed, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] d° to be found out or fathomed, [Rāmāyaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] not corresponding or suitable, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 84, 14]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a false concord (in gram.)

6) [v.s. ...] a consequence wrongly deduced from given premises, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Duranvaya 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Duranvaya in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Duranvaya (दुरन्वय) [Also spelled durnvay]:—(a) difficult to follow/co-ordinate, incomprehensible.

2) Dūrānvaya (दूरान्वय) [Also spelled duranvay]:—(nm) maladjustment/misplacement/enjambment (of sentence parts).

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Dūrānvaya (ದೂರಾನ್ವಯ):—

1) [noun] a relation that is not close.

2) [noun] (gram.) a separation of words, which by natural relation should have been close, by interposing other words (which is considered as a fault).

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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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