Durjana, Dur-jana: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Durjana 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Durjana (दुर्जन) refers to “wicked persons”, a term used by Dakṣa before cursing Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.26. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] Seeing Śiva not bowing to him, my son became displeased. Dakṣa, the patriarch, was furious with Śiva. Haughty and devoid of perfect knowledge, Dakṣa looked cruelly at Śiva and spoke aloud within the hearing of all present. Dakṣa said:—‘[...] Heretics, wicked persons (durjana), who behave arrogantly on seeing a Brahmin and despise him are on a par with one another. Besides, this person is always engrossed in the love of his wife. Hence I am going to curse him’”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study (kavya)

Durjanā (दुर्जना) or Durjanācarita is the name of a Carita-Kāvya type of Mahākāvya (‘epic poem’).—These carita-kāvyas play an important role in the field of Sanskrit language as biography is a significant sector of any literature. They mainly form a part of biographical literature. [...] The Durjanā-carita was written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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

Durjana (दुर्जन) refers to “bad people”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] He who remembers your next syllable, which is īśa with abja, vahni, and padma, is remembered by goddesses in heaven, Nāga maidens in the netherworld, and women on earth confused by the arrows of Kāma. One of pure mind who recites with complete devotion the lakṣmī-syllable, which is difficult for bad people (durjana) to obtain, him the goddess of good fortune will always be eager to see, and although unsteady (by nature) she will remain at his doorstep out of devotion. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

durjana (दुर्जन).—a (S) Vile, wicked, bad, hateful.

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

durjana (दुर्जन).—a Vile, wicked, bad, hateful.

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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

Durjana (दुर्जन).—a.

1) wicked, bad, vile.

2) slanderous, malicious, mischievous; यथा स्त्रीणां तथा वाचां साधुत्वे दुर्जनो जनः (yathā strīṇāṃ tathā vācāṃ sādhutve durjano janaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.6.

-naḥ a bad or wicked person, a malicious or mischievous man, villain; दुर्जनः प्रियवादी च नैतद्विश्वास- कारणम् (durjanaḥ priyavādī ca naitadviśvāsa- kāraṇam) Chāṇ.24,25; शाम्येत्प्रत्यपकारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः (śāmyetpratyapakāreṇa nopakāreṇa durjanaḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.4. (durjanāyate Den. Ā. to become wicked; svajano'pi daridrāṇāṃ tatkṣaṇād durjanāyate Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.5.). (durjanīkṛ [cvi] to make blameworthy; durjanīkṛtāsmi anena māṃ citragatāṃ darśayatā Nāg.2).

Durjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and jana (जन).

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

Durjana (दुर्जन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Bad, wicked, vile. 2. Malicious, mischief-making. m.

(-naḥ) A bad man. E. dur bad, vile, jana a man. duṣṭo janaḥ prā0 sa0 .

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

Durjana (दुर्जन).—m. a mischief-making person, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 13. Pañcajana, i. e.

Durjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and jana (जन).

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

Durjana (दुर्जन).—[masculine] a bad man, villain.

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

1) Durjana (दुर्जन):—[=dur-jana] [from dur] m. a bad man, villain, scoundrel, [Manu-smṛti; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] bad people [Scholiast or Commentator]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. malicious, wicked, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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

Durjana (दुर्जन):—[dur-jana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Vile. n. A village.

[Sanskrit to German]

Durjana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Durjana (दुर्जन) [Also spelled durjan]:—(nm) a wicked person, rascal, scoundrel; ~[tā] wickedness, rascality.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Durjana (ದುರ್ಜನ):—[adjective] wishing evil or harm to others; having ill-will, jealousy, etc; malevolent; wicked.

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Durjana (ದುರ್ಜನ):—

1) [noun] an unprincipled, wicked or scoundrel person.

2) [noun] a person who blames another or other.

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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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