Durvimocana: 5 definitions
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Durvimocana 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 Durvimochana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Durvimocana (दुर्विमोचन).—One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra killed by Bhīmasena. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 127, Verse 62).
Durvimocana (दुर्विमोचन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.108.6) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Durvimocana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Durvimocana (दुर्विमोचन):—[=dur-vimocana] [from dur] m. ‘d° to be set free’, Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata i.]
Durvimocana (दुर्विमोचन):—(2. duṣ + vi)
1) adj. schwer zu befreien. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines der 100 Söhne des Dhṛtarāṣṭra [Mahābhārata 1, 4545. 7, 5178. 9, 1405.]
Durvimocana (दुर्विमोचन):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dur, Vimocana.
Full-text: Durvirocana, Vimocana.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)