Dushtabuddhi, Dushta-buddhi, Duṣṭabuddhi: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Dushtabuddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 term Duṣṭabuddhi can be transliterated into English as Dustabuddhi or Dushtabuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि).—See Mitrabheda.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि) is the son of a merchant (vaṇij), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 59. Accordingly, as Karaṭaka said to Damanaka: “... there were long ago in a certain village two brothers, the sons of a merchant, Dharmabuddhi and Duṣṭabuddhi by name. They left their father’s house and went to another country to get wealth, and with great difficulty acquired two thousand gold dīnāra (dīnārs)..”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Duṣṭabuddhi, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि).—f (S) Evil-mindedness; wickedness of mind or intent: also attrib. evil-minded.
duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि).—f Evil-mindedness; wickedness of mind or intent.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि).—a. evil-minded, malevolent, wicked.
Duṣṭabuddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms duṣṭa and buddhi (बुद्धि). See also (synonyms): duṣṭacetas, duṣṭadhī.
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि).—(vb. duṣ), adj. ill-minded, [Pañcatantra] 22, 11.
Duṣṭabuddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms duṣṭa and buddhi (बुद्धि).
1) Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि):—[=duṣṭa-buddhi] [from duṣṭa > duṣ] mfn. ill-disposed against (upari), [Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a villain, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि):—
1) adj. Böses im Sinne habend gegen (upari) Jmd [Pañcatantra 22, 11. 64, 13.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Bösewichts [Kathāsaritsāgara 60, 212. fgg.]
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि):——
1) Adj. Böses im Sinn habend gegen , grollend auf ( upari). —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Bösewichts.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Duṣṭabuddhi (दुष्टबुद्धि):—adj. of evil-mind; depraved;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Dushta, Buddhi, Buddhi.
Full-text (+0): Dushtbuddhi, Dushtacetas, Dushtadhi, Dharmabuddhi, Upari, Prasada.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 903 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 104 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 404 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Studies in Indian Cultural History (by P. K. Gode)
Part 47 - A Reference to Tobacco in the Poems of Sena Nhavi < [Section 3 - Studies in the history of Indian Plants]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
Administration of Justice < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
In Reminiscent Mood < [November 1947]