Durvidha, Dur-vidha: 10 definitions
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Durvidha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaDurvidha (दुर्विध) refers to “poor” or “destitute”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 2.23.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsDurvidha (दुर्विध) refers to “poor (persons)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “As the young so the old, as the rich so the poor (durvidha), as the brave so the cowardly—Yama devours [all] equally. When Yama is an opponent of embodied souls, all elephants, horses, men, and soldiers and the powers of mantras and medicines become useless”.
Synonyms: Daridra.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurvidha (दुर्विध).—a.
1) mean, base, low.
2) wicked, vile.
3) poor, indigent; विदधाते रुचिगर्वदुर्विधम् (vidadhāte rucigarvadurvidham) N.2.23.
4) stupid, foolish, silly; विविनक्ति न बुद्धिदुर्विधः (vivinakti na buddhidurvidhaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 16.39.
Durvidha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and vidha (विध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvidha (दुर्विध).—mfn.
(-dhaḥ-dhā-dhaṃ) 1. Poor, pauper, indigent. 2. Wicked, melevolent. 3. Foolish, stupid. E. dur bad, ill, vidha habit, custom.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvidhā (दुर्विधा).—adj. 1. base, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 109, 30 Gorr. 2. poor.
Durvidhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and vidhā (विधा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durvidha (दुर्विध):—[=dur-vidha] [from dur] mfn. acting in a bad manner, badly circumstanced, mean, poor, miserable, [Rāmāyaṇa; Saṃkṣepa-śaṃkara-vijaya]
2) [v.s. ...] stupid, silly ([wrong reading] for -vidya?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvidha (दुर्विध):—[dur-vidha] (dhaḥ-dhā-dhaṃ) a. Poor; wicked.
[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 corpusDurvidha (ದುರ್ವಿಧ):—[adjective] having bad, wicked thought or intention.
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Durvidha (ದುರ್ವಿಧ):—
1) [noun] a poor man; a destitute.
2) [noun] a fool; a stupid fellow.
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, Vidha, Dush.
Full-text: Daridra.
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