Durmedhas, Dur-medhas: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurmedhas (दुर्मेधस्).—a. silly, foolish, dull-headed, dull; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. (-m.) a dunce, dull-headed man, blockhead; ग्रन्थानधीत्य व्याकर्तु मिति दुर्मेधसोऽप्यलम् (granthānadhītya vyākartu miti durmedhaso'pyalam) Śiśupālavadha 2.26.
Durmedhas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and medhas (मेधस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedhas (दुर्मेधस्).—mfn.
(-dhāḥ-dhāḥ-dhaḥ) Of little or contemptible understanding, dull, stupid, ignorant, uninformed. E. dur bad, medhas understanding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedhas (दुर्मेधस्).—[adjective] dull-witted, silly, stupid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedhas (दुर्मेधस्):—[=dur-medhas] [from dur] mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 122]) dull-witted, stupid, ignorant, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurmedhas (दुर्मेधस्):—[dur-medhas] (dhāḥ-dhāḥ-dhaḥ) a. Of little or contemptible understanding.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Durmedhas (दुर्मेधस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dummeha.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Durmedhastva.
Ends with: Paramadurmedhas.
Full-text: Durmedhastva, Durmedhavin, Durmedha, Dummeha, Paramadurmedhas, Medha.
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The 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]
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)]