Durmarsha, Durmarṣa, Dur-marsha: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Durmarṣa can be transliterated into English as Durmarsa or Durmarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष).—An asura, he clashed with the Devas at the churning of the sea of milk. (Bhāgavata daśamaskandha).
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष) or Durmarṣahṛdaya refers to one bearing a “hardened heart”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.30. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] [Satī’s] body divested of its sins fell in the yogic fire and was reduced to ashes, O excellent sage, in accordance with her own wish. [...] Everything was surprisingly wonderful and terrifying to the Devas and others:—‘[...] this patriarch [i.e., Dakṣa] of hardened heart (durmarṣa-hṛdaya), inimical to the Brahman, will definitely become infamous in the whole world. Since he refused to comply with the request of his own daughter he will be falling into a terrible hell after death due to his own guilt”.
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष).—Fought with Kāmadeva in the Devāsura war.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 10. 33.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Durmarsha (दुर्मर्श): A son of Dhritarashtra killed by Bhima.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Durmarśa (दुर्मर्श) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Durmarśa] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष).—a.
1) unbearable; Bhāgavata 6.5.42.
2) obstinate, hostile.
Durmarṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and marṣa (मर्ष).
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष).—i. e. dus-mṛṣ + a, I. adj., f. ṣā. 1. Insupportable, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 11, 18. 2. Hostile, 6, 14, 43. Ii. m. A name of the demon Bali, 8, 10, 32.
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष).—[adjective] not to be forgotten, imperishable; also = seq.
1) Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष):—[=dur-marṣa] [from dur] mfn. not easily to be forgotten, [Ṛg-veda viii, 45, 18 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] unbearable, insupportable, unmanageable, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, 5, 42 etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the Asura Bali, [viii, 10, 32.]
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष):—
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Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष):—
1) b) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 58, 53] (= asahanaśīla [Scholiast]).
Durmarṣa (दुर्मर्ष):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) unvergesslich. — b) unerträglich , unleidlich. — c) sich Nichts gefallen lassend , aufsässig gegen ( prati) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4,4,30.6,14,43.10,58,53.] —
2) m. Beiname des Asura Bali.
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.
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Starts with: Durmarshana.
Full-text: Sudurmarsha, Marsha, Kamadeva.
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