Durmana: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Durmana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDurmana (दुर्मन).—The son of Dhṛta and father of Pracetas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 15.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsDurmana (दुर्मन):—Loss of mental strength.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Durmana in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis subquadrangularis Kunth (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Linnaea (1841)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora of the British India (1892)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1991)
· Malpighia (1937)
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1850)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Durmana, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurmanā (दुर्मना) [or दुर्मनस्क, durmanaska].—a S Vexed, troubled, distressed, dejected or disturbed in mind.
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: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Durmanā (दुर्मना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dummaṇa, Dummāṇa.
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 corpusDurmana (ದುರ್ಮನ):—
1) [noun] the perturbed mind; the mind that is corrupt from dislike, hatred or repugnance.
2) [noun] an evil, wicked purpose.
3) [noun] a wicked-minded man.
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)
Starts with: Durmanas, Durmanaska, Durmanaskata, Durmanasta, Durmanasvin, Durmanay, Durmanaya, Durmanayita.
Full-text: Dummana, Durmanas, Sudurmanas, Daurmanasayana, Durmanaska, Daurmanasya, Rodantaka, Ceda, Ceta, Barhaspata, Durmanay, Dhrita, Vipratisarin.
Relevant text
Search found 6 books and stories containing Durmana, Durmanā, Durmāna; (plurals include: Durmanas, Durmanās, Durmānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.35 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.5.14 < [Part 5 - Anger (raudra-rasa)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.534 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - The History of the Dynasties of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
II, 2, 19 < [Second Adhyāya, Second Pāda]
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)