Durvacakayoga, Durvacaka-yoga: 4 definitions

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Durvacakayoga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Durvachakayoga.

In Hinduism

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

[«previous next»] — Durvacakayoga in Kamashastra glossary
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)

Durvācakayoga (दुर्वाचकयोग) refers to “reciting verses difficult to repeat” (tongue twister and so on) and represents one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.

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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Durvacakayoga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Durvacakayoga (दुर्वचकयोग):—[=dur-vacaka-yoga] [from dur-vacaka > dur] m. [plural] a [particular] art [Scholiast or Commentator] on [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 45, 36.]

2) Durvācakayoga (दुर्वाचकयोग):—[=dur-vācaka-yoga] [from dur] [varia lectio] for vac, [Catalogue(s)]

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Durvacakayoga in German

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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.

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