Durvarana, Durvāraṇa, Dur-varana: 6 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Durvāraṇa (दुर्वारण).—An army chieftain of the King of Kamboja. He was killed in the great war by Sātyaki. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 112, Verse 42).
2) Durvāraṇa (दुर्वारण).—A messenger of the very powerful Jalandhara. When the Devas and the Asuras churned Kṣīrābdhi (ocean of milk), many excellent things emerged out of it. When those things were divided among them all, Devendra took possession of 14 gems in an unauthorised manner. When Jalandhara, through his messenger Durvāraṇa, demanded Devendra to return the gems, not only did he not return them but he also declared war against Jalandhara. When war broke out Jalandhara hesitated as to whether he should fight with Viṣṇu or with Śiva. Durvāraṇa advised him first to fight with Śiva. (Padma Purāṇa, Uttarakhaṇḍa, Chapter 16).
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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurvāraṇa (दुर्वारण).—a. irresistible, unbearable; R.14.87; किं चायमरिदुर्वारः पाणौ पाशः प्रचेतसः (kiṃ cāyamaridurvāraḥ pāṇau pāśaḥ pracetasaḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.21.
Durvāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and vāraṇa (वारण). See also (synonyms): durvāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvāraṇa (दुर्वारण).—[adjective] difficult to be checked or stopped, irresistible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durvāraṇa (दुर्वारण):—[=dur-vāraṇa] [from dur-vāra > dur] mfn. idem, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a tribe of the Kāmbojas, [Mahābhārata vii, 4333] ([varia lectio] vāri)
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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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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 16 - Jālandhara Gives up His Disguise < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 5 - War Between Gods and Demons < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 13 - Jālandhara Disguised as Śiva Goes to Pārvatī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)