Dushkha, Duṣkha: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Dushkha 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 term Duṣkha can be transliterated into English as Duskha or Dushkha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Duṣkha (दुष्ख).—regularly in ed. and according to note on 1.1 ‘always’ in the ms. of Śikṣāsamuccaya for duḥkha, misery.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Duṣkha (दुष्ख).—n.

(-ṣkhaṃ) Pain in general: see duḥkha .

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

Duṣkha (दुष्ख):—[=duṣ-kha] [from duṣ > dur] etc. See duḥkha.

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

Duṣkha (दुष्ख):—[du-ṣkha] (ṣkhaṃ) 1. n. Pain in general.

context information

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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