Duravapa, Duravāpa, Dur-avapa: 9 definitions
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Duravapa means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsDuravāpa (दुरवाप) refers to “rare” (i.e., ‘difficult to obtain’), according to Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “[...] Even with renunciation of worldly pleasures, meditation accompanied by austerities, propagation of true faith, and auspicious death are rare (duravāpa). If these are achieved, then the attainment of enlightenment has borne fruit. By contemplating on the difficulty in attaining true faith, one does not become negligent after attaining this rare jewel”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDuravāpa (दुरवाप).—a. difficult to be gained or fulfilled; Ś.1.
Duravāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and avāpa (अवाप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuravāpa (दुरवाप).—i. e. dus-ava-āp + a, adj., f. pā, Hard to be attained, Mahābhārata 7, 727.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuravāpa (दुरवाप).—[adjective] difficult to be attained.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuravāpa (दुरवाप):—[=dur-avāpa] [from dur] mfn. d° to be attained or accomplished, [Mahābhārata vii, 727; Śakuntalā i, 26/27.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuravāpa (दुरवाप):—[dura+vāpa] (paḥ-pā-paṃ) a. Hard to gain.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusDuravāpa (ದುರವಾಪ):—[noun] that which cannot be had, possessed or attained.
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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