Dushkrita, Duṣkṛta, Duṣkrīta, Duḥkṛta, Dutkrita, Dus-krita: 17 definitions

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Dushkrita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 Duṣkṛta and Duṣkrīta and Duḥkṛta can be transliterated into English as Duskrta or Dushkrita or Duskrita or Duhkrta or Duhkrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत) refers to “evil deeds”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] The evils of bad dreams, of sad thoughts, of ill omens and of evil deeds [i.e., duṣkṛta] and the like will vanish immediately when one hears of the moon’s motion among the stars. Neither the father nor the mother nor the relations nor friends of a prince will desire so much his well being and that of his subjects as a true Jyotiṣaka”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत) refers to “evil deeds”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The offering of libation gives accomplishment and destroys sin and evil deeds [i.e., duṣkṛta]. The ancestors are helped and one clearly attains the merit one desires”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत) refers to the “bad (portions of karma)”, according to the Mṛgendrāgama Kriyāpāda verse 8.6-7.—Accordingly, “The śivadharmiṇī [initiation] is the root of success for the fruits of the Śaiva religion for the individual soul. There is another [kind of śivadharmiṇī] taught without the destruction of the body, up until the dissolution of the world. The remaining one is taught to be the lokadharmiṇī, for the purpose of [attaining the eight-fold supernatural powers] starting with aṇimā after the current life, after all the bad portions (duṣkṛta-aṃśa) [of karma] were destroyed at all reality levels”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत) refers to “evil actions”, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “The Bodhisattva invites beings to practice generosity:—Poverty (dāridrya) is a great suffering but it is not out of poverty that one commits evil actions (duṣkṛta) and falls into the bad destinies. It is by committing evil actions that one falls into the three bad destinies from which it is impossible to become free. Hearing this, beings give up thoughts of avarice and practice the perfection of generosity [...]”..

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Duṣkṛta.—(CII 1), a bad deed. Note: duṣkṛta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत).—n duṣkṛti f S A misdeed, a crime, a sinful act. 2 Wickedness of procedure or act, evil-doing.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत) [or duṣkṛti, or दुष्कृति].—f A misdeed, a crime, a sinful act. Wickedness of procedure or act.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत).—f. a sin, misdeed; उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते (ubhe sukṛtaduṣkṛte) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.5; (dadarśa) ततस्तान् भिद्यमानांश्च कर्मभिः दुष्कृतैः स्वकैः (tatastān bhidyamānāṃśca karmabhiḥ duṣkṛtaiḥ svakaiḥ) Rām.7.21.21.

Derivable forms: duṣkṛtam (दुष्कृतम्).

Duṣkṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and kṛta (कृत). See also (synonyms): duṣkṛti.

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Duṣkrīta (दुष्क्रीत).—a. not properly purchased; क्रीत्वा मूल्येन यो द्रव्यं दुष्क्रीतं मन्यते क्रयी (krītvā mūlyena yo dravyaṃ duṣkrītaṃ manyate krayī) Nārada Smṛti.

Duṣkrīta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and krīta (क्रीत).

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

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत).—nt. (Sanskrit id., Pali dukkaṭa), also, rarely, °tā, f., misdeed, sin: (amūlikayā, samūlikayā…) duṣkṛtayā (sc. vipattyā or āpattyā) Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.109.21 (here text with ms. duṣṭatayā, but Tibetan ñes byas = duṣkṛta-); 110.2. (Note duṣṭatayā in parallel 111.1, 3, where Tibetan ñes bcas; I am not sure which word this represents.)

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

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Done wrong or wickedly. 2. Done with difficulty or pain. n.

(-taṃ) Sin, crime, guilt. E. dur evil, kṛta done, committed. duṣṭaṃ kṛtam prā0 sa0 .

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Duṣkrīta (दुष्क्रीत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Dear, bought too dearly or unadvisedly. E. dur bad, krīta purchased: a bad bargain.

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

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत).—1. [adjective] ill done.

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Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत).—2. [neuter] evil deed, crime, sin.

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

1) Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत):—[=duṣ-kṛta] [from duṣ > dur] mfn. (duṣ-) wrongly or wickedly done, badly arranged or organized or applied, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa viii, 6, 2, 18; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] n. (ta) evil action, sin, guilt, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] class of sins, [Divyāvadāna 544]

5) Duṣkrīta (दुष्क्रीत):—[=duṣ-krīta] [from duṣ > dur] mf(ā)n. badly or dearly bought, [Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra]

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

1) Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत):—[du-ṣkṛta] (taṃ) 1. n. Sin. a. Done wrong.

2) Duṣkrīta (दुष्क्रीत):—[du-ṣkrīta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Dearly bought.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Duṣkṛta (दुष्कृत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dukkaḍa, Dukkaya.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Duṣkṛta (ದುಷ್ಕೃತ):—

1) [noun] = ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮ - [dushkarma -]1.

2) [noun] a sinful or wicked man; a miscreant.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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