Durghata, Durghaṭa, Durghāta: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
2. Yoga
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Durghata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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 Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Durghāta (दुर्घात) refers to “one who suffers a bad accident”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is a Siddha: “[...] (Such a man) does not feel fear (even if) there is terrible cold or heat outside or he suffers a bad accident [i.e., durghāta]. He is very intelligent and his accomplishment is close at hand. He is not greedy or sick and is forbearing. (His) urine is good and sweet smelling and (he passes) little stool. (He possesses) a serene beauty and the first sign of success in Yoga (that he displays) is its fine profundity. [??] and (instead of criticizing, he) praises the good qualities (of people) when they are out of sight”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Durghaṭa (दुर्घट) refers to “(very) inaccessible”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “Know bindu to be of two kinds, male and female. Semen (bīja) is said to be the male [bindu] and rajas (female generative fluid) is female. [...] Know bindu to be made of the moon and rajas to be made of the sun. Their union is to be brought about in the very inaccessible (ati-durghaṭa) multi-storeyed palace”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Durghaṭā (दुर्घटा) refers to “hard to accomplish”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “A bad birth is hard to be accomplished (durghaṭā) even in a dream for him whose judgment, which is extremely skilful at examination like a door-keeper, shines in the mind. Having got rid of the multitude of imaginings, when the steady mind holds onto [its] nature, then it is indeed the best [form of] stopping the influx of karma for a mendicant”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

durghaṭa (दुर्घट).—a S Difficult of occurrence or of performance or accomplishment.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

durghaṭa (दुर्घट).—a Difficult of occurrence or of per- formance or accomplishment.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Durghaṭa (दुर्घट).—a.

1) difficult. कार्याणि घटयन्नासीद् दुर्घटान्यपि हेलया (kāryāṇi ghaṭayannāsīd durghaṭānyapi helayā) Rāj. T.4.364.

2) impossible.

Durghaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and ghaṭa (घट).

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

Durghaṭa (दुर्घट).—adj. difficult, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 364.

Durghaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and ghaṭa (घट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Durghaṭa (दुर्घट) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[grammatical] Quoted by Ujjvaladatta (Durghaṭe Rakṣitaḥ), by Bhaṭṭoji Oxf. 162^b.
—[commentary] Durghaṭavṛtti. Oppert. 4212. Rice. 16. Quoted by Rāyamukuṭa, Bhaṭṭoji Oxf. 162^b.

2) Durghaṭa (दुर्घट):—[grammatical] See Subantadurghaṭa.

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

1) Durghaṭa (दुर्घट):—[=dur-ghaṭa] [from dur] mfn. hard to be accomplished, difficult, [Rājataraṅgiṇī iv, 364; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (-tva n., [vii, 15, 58])

2) [v.s. ...] m. or n. Name of a gram. work

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Durghaṭa (दुर्घट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dugghaḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Durghata 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Durghaṭa (ದುರ್ಘಟ):—

1) [noun] that cannot happen or difficult to make happen; difficult of occurrence.

2) [noun] cruel; ruthless; brutal.

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Durghaṭa (ದುರ್ಘಟ):—

1) [noun] that which is difficult to happen or occur.

2) [noun] a place which is difficult to walk in or pass through.

3) [noun] a difficult thing to do, attain, etc.

4) [noun] a cruel, brutal person, animal, situation, etc.

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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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