Durlakshana, Durlakṣaṇa: 4 definitions
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Durlakshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Durlakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Durlaksana or Durlakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurlakṣaṇa (दुर्लक्षण).—n (S) An evil point; a boding or ill-betokening mark, sign, quality (in man or animal). 2 A vice, trick, evil habit (in a horse or beast).
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durlakṣaṇa (दुर्लक्षण).—a S pop. durlakṣaṇī a Having boding or ill-betokening marks or signs, or tricks, vices, ways.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdurlakṣaṇa (दुर्लक्षण).—n An evil point. A vice, trick, evil habit.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurlakṣaṇa (दुर्लक्षण):—[=dur-lakṣaṇa] [from dur] mfn. badly marked, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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 corpusDurlakṣaṇa (ದುರ್ಲಕ್ಷಣ):—[adjective] having a bad symbol or characteristic.
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Durlakṣaṇa (ದುರ್ಲಕ್ಷಣ):—
1) [noun] a bad symbol or a symbol indicating something bad, wicked or evil.
2) [noun] bad conduct.
3) [noun] (rhet.) an error, flaw, fallacy or a combination of these that mar a literary work.
4) [noun] a literary work having such defects.
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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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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