Durapa, Durāpa, Dur-apa: 9 definitions

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2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Durapa means something in 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Durāpa (दुराप).—a.

1) difficult to be obtained; श्रिया दुरापः कथमीप्सितो भवेत् (śriyā durāpaḥ kathamīpsito bhavet) Ś.3.13; R.1.72;6.62.

2) difficult to be approached; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.67.

3) hard to be overcome.

Durāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and āpa (आप).

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

Durāpa (दुराप).—mfn.

(-paḥ-pā-paṃ) Difficult of attainment. E. dur, āpa to obtain, khala aff.

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

Durāpa (दुराप).—i. e. dus-āp + a, adj., f. pā. 1. Hard to be attained, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 238. 2. Hard to be overcome, Mahābhārata 4, 909.

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

Durāpa (दुराप).—[adjective] difficult to be reached or attained.

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

1) Durāpa (दुराप):—[=dur-āpa] [from dur] mfn. d° to be attained or approached, inaccessible, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa]

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

Durāpa (दुराप):—[durā+pa] (paḥ-pā-paṃ) a. Hard to obtain.

[Sanskrit to German]

Durapa 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

Durāpa (ದುರಾಪ):—

1) [adjective] that cannot be conquered or is difficult to conquer; unconquerable.

2) [adjective] that cannot be approached or very difficult to approach, touch or possess; inaccessible.

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Durāpa (ದುರಾಪ):—[noun] that which is difficult to get, have, obtain or to be conquered.

context information

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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