Durmedha, Durmēdhā, Durmedhā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Durmedha 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurmēdhā (दुर्मेधा).—a S Of feeble understanding, or of evil disposition.
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: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedha (दुर्मेध).—adj., f. dha, stupid, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 4, 17.
Durmedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedha (दुर्मेध).—[adjective] dull-witted, silly, stupid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedha (दुर्मेध):—[=dur-medha] [from dur] mfn. dull-witted, stupid, ignorant, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusDurmēdha (ದುರ್ಮೇಧ):—[noun] a dull-headed, slow-witted 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)
Partial matches: Dur, Dush, Do, Medha, Door, Tur.
Starts with: Durmedhas, Durmedhastva, Durmedhavin.
Full-text: Durmedhas, Durmedhavin, Durmedhastva, Paramadurmedhas, Dummeha, Medha.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.35 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 16.4 < [Chapter 16 - Results of the Nakṣatras]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - Glorification of Sītā Lake < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 223 - Greatness of Puruṣottama Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 21 - The Greatness of Rudrādhyāya < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Prakaraṇa < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Part 7 - Characters in the Mudritakumudacandra < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Part 2 - Summary of the drama (Mudritakumudacandra) < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 75 - The Hymn of Victory at the End of War between Gods and Demons < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Amplification of the Vedas by the Dharmasastra, Itihasa and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]