Durnivara, Durnivāra, Durnivārā: 14 definitions
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Durnivara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Durnivar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDurnivāra (दुर्निवार) refers to “unerring” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Naradā: “O sage, standing high up in the air, holding the arrow and the bow, Kāma discharged his arrow, usually unerring [i.e., durnivāra—durnivāramamoghaṃ] on Śiva. The infallible weapon became futile on the great lord. The furious weapon calmed down in regard to the great soul, Śiva. Kāma was frightened when his weapon failed, Standing there and seeing lord Śiva, the conqueror of death in front, he trembled. [...]
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDurnivārā (दुर्निवारा) is the name of a vidyā subdued by Rāvaṇa, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the rākṣasavaṃśa and vānaravaṃśa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “[...] Rāvaṇa, knowing the highest good, not considering it worthless, remained motionless like a high mountain, absorbed in preeminent meditation. ‘Well done! Well done!’ was the cry of gods in the sky, and the Yakṣa-servants departed quickly, terrified. One thousand vidyās, the sky being lighted up by them, came to Daśāsya (=Rāvaṇa), saying aloud, ‘We are subject to you.’ [e.g., Durnivārā, ...] great vidyās beginning with these were subdued by noble Daśāsya in just a few days because of his former good acts. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurnivāra (दुर्निवार).—a (S) sometimes durnivāraṇa a Difficult of prevention, inavertible. 2 Irrestrainable, ungovernable, unruly.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdurnivāra (दुर्निवार).—a Difficult of prevention, in- avertible. Unruly.
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: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurnivāra (दुर्निवार).—a. difficult to be checked or warded off, irresistible, invincible.
Durnivāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and nivāra (निवार). See also (synonyms): durnivārya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurnivāra (दुर्निवार).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Difficult to be stopped, hindered, condradicted, &c. Invincible, unconquerable. E. dur, and nivāra resistance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurnivāra (दुर्निवार).—[adjective] difficult to be checked, hard to get rid of.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurnivāra (दुर्निवार):—[=dur-nivāra] [from dur] mfn. d° to be kept back unrestrainable, irrepressible, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurnivāra (दुर्निवार):—[dur-nivāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Durnivāra (दुर्निवार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dunnivāra, Dunnivāraṇīa.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDurnivāra (दुर्निवार) [Also spelled durnivar]:—[[~vārya]] (a) unrestrainable, irrepresible; inevitable.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDurnivāra (ದುರ್ನಿವಾರ):—[adjective] unable to be avoided, evaded or escaped; inevitable; inescapable.
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Durnivāra (ದುರ್ನಿವಾರ):—[noun] that which is unavoidable; an inevitable thing or event.
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: Durnivaratva.
Ends with: Sudurnivara.
Full-text: Durnivarya, Durnivar, Dunnivara, Dunnivarania, Nivara, Pravada, Pravala.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.8.111 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1797-1798 < [Chapter 21 - Examination of the doctrine of ‘Traikālya’]
Verse 1325-1326 < [Chapter 17 - Examination of the Definition of Sense-perception]
Verse 1398-1399 < [Chapter 18 - Inference]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest (introduction) < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Practice of Therapeutics < [Chapter 4]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
4. Various Rasas Delineated < [Chapter 4]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
2b. Tuberculosis (Yakṣmā or Rājayakṣmā) in the Caraka-Saṃhita < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]