Dushchaya, Duśchāya, Duśchāyā: 3 definitions
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Dushchaya 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.
The Sanskrit terms Duśchāya and Duśchāyā can be transliterated into English as Duschaya or Dushchaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dushchhaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDuśchāya (दुश्छाय).—(compare chāya, °yā), an evil supernatural being, presumably (like chāya, °yā) a defiler of food: °yaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 4384 = Tibetan gnod ḥgrib, injurious defiler; °yā Mahā-Māyūrī 220.19; 245.18.
Duśchāya can also be spelled as Duśchāyā (दुश्छाया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuśchāya (दुश्छाय):—[=duś-chāya] [from duś > dur] mfn. having a bad complexion, looking unwell, [Caraka]
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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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