Durbodha, Dur-bodha, Durbōdha: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Durbodha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Durbodh.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Durbodha (दुर्बोध) refers to “(that which is) unfathomable”, according to the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.—Accordingly, [the text opens with the three stanzas]: “Homage to that powerful something which all learned men call action [and which] spiritual men [call] unfathomable (durbodha) [but] certain and of most manifest result; homage, moreover, to those great ones who have set down the canons in which expert astrologers behold it as clearly as people [behold] their image in a spotless mirror! [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
durbōdha (दुर्बोध).—a (S) Difficult of comprehension, abstruse, occult, mysterious.
durbōdha (दुर्बोध).—a Difficult of comprehension, ab- struse.
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
Durbodha (दुर्बोध).—a. unintelligible, unfathomable, inscrutable; निसर्गदुर्बोधमबोधविक्लवाः क्व भूपतीनां चरितं क्व जन्तवः (nisargadurbodhamabodhaviklavāḥ kva bhūpatīnāṃ caritaṃ kva jantavaḥ) Ki. 1.6.
Durbodha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and bodha (बोध).
Durbodha (दुर्बोध).—adj. difficult to be understood, or penetrated, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 17, 6; [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 22, 58.
Durbodha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and bodha (बोध).
Durbodha (दुर्बोध).—[adjective] hard to understand.
Durbodha (दुर्बोध):—[=dur-bodha] [from dur] mfn. difficult to be understood, unfathomable, [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 17, 6; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
Durbodha (दुर्बोध):—[dur-bodha] (dhaḥ-dhā-dhaṃ) a. Hard to be understood or known.
Durbodha (दुर्बोध):—(2. duṣ + bodha) adj. schwer zu verstehen, zu ergründen [Rāmāyaṇa 4. 17, 6.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 25, 30. 6, 3, 21.] samudra iva [?4, 22, 58. Scholiast zu Gītagovinda 1, 4.]
Durbodha (दुर्बोध):—Adj. (f. ā [Hemacandra's Deśīnāmālā .S.1Z.2]) schwer zu verstehen , — ergründen. Nom.abstr. tā f. [Śaṃkarācārya .zu.Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra 2,1,6.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Durbodha (दुर्बोध) [Also spelled durbodh]:—(a) abstruse, obscure; unintelligible; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Durbōdha (ದುರ್ಬೋಧ):—
1) [noun] = ದುರ್ಬೋಧೆ [durbodhe].
2) [noun] he who gives unwise or evil advice.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bodha, Do, Dur.
Starts with: Durbodhaka, Durbodhane, Durbodhapadabhanjika, Durbodhapadabhanjini.
Full-text: Durbodhapadabhanjini, Durbodhapadabhanjika, Durbodhya, Durbodh, Acalapati, Acalarat, Nil, Nisarga, Bodha.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 537 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 226 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 440 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.14.21 < [Chapter 14 - Yamarāja’s Saṅkīrtana]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - Homage (mchod par brjod pa) < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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