Durvigaha, Durvigāha, Dur-vigaha: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Durvigaha in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Durvigāha (दुर्विगाह).—(DURVIṢAHA). One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He was killed in the great war by Bhīmasena. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 20).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Durvigaha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Durvigāha (दुर्विगाह).—a. difficult to be penetrated or fathomed, unfathomable.

Durvigāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and vigāha (विगाह). See also (synonyms): durvigāhya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durvigāha (दुर्विगाह).—I. adj. impenetrable, unfathomable, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 125. Ii. m. a proper name, Mahābhārata 1, 4544.

Durvigāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and vigāha (विगाह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durvigāha (दुर्विगाह).—[adjective] = durgāḍha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Durvigāha (दुर्विगाह):—[=dur-vigāha] [from dur] mfn. =-avag, [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] difficult, dangerous, [Prasannarāghava] (also -vigāhya, [Mahābhārata xiii, 1840])

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata i.]

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Durvigaha 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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