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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न) refers to “bad dreams”, 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 [i.e., duḥsvapna], of sad thoughts, of ill omens and of evil deeds 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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न) refers to “disrupted sleep”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.94cd-99ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]—“[...] Great sleep, who bewilders the world, is there. For the king’s well-being at night and for his digestion when he eats, etc., this worship should continue [throughout the night] by the order of the God of Gods. Then [the king] should sleep the entire night. He should remain at ease, free of the dangers of Yakṣas, Rakṣas, Pisācas, fear of disrupted sleep (duḥsvapna)—which bring about Mātṛs—and trembling from those afflictions”.

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dussvapna (दुस्स्वप्न) refers to “bad dreams”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.55 (“Śiva returns to Kailāsa”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “O dear, I have thus narrated the auspicious story of the marriage of Śiva, that dispels sorrow, generates delight and increases wealth and longevity. [...]  It is conducive to glory and the attainment of heaven. It bestows longevity, sons and grandsons, all cherished desires, worldly pleasures and salvation too. It wards off premature death. It is auspicious and it causes peace. It makes bad dreams (dussvapna) subside. It is an instrument for the acquisition of keen intellect. [...]”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न).—n m (S) An inauspicious or ill-indicating dream. 2 A boding of the mind; a misgiving; a fearful anticipation.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न).—a bad dream.

Derivable forms: duḥsvapnaḥ (दुःस्वप्नः).

Duḥsvapna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and svapna (स्वप्न).

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

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न).—m. an inauspicious dream, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 71, 23 Gorr.

Duḥsvapna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and svapna (स्वप्न).

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

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न).—[masculine] an evil dream.

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

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न):—[=duḥ-svapna] [from duḥ] m. a bad dream, [Gṛhya-sūtra]

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

Dussvapna (दुस्स्वप्न) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dussumiṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Duhsvapna in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Duḥsvapna (दुःस्वप्न):—(nm) a nightmare, an incubus.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Duḥsvapna (ದುಃಸ್ವಪ್ನ):—[noun] a bad dream.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dussvapna (ದುಸ್ಸ್ವಪ್ನ):—[noun] = ದುಸ್ವಪ್ನ [dusvapna].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Duh, Svapna, Dush.

Starts with: Duhsvapnadarshana, Duhsvapnanasha, Duhsvapnanashana, Duhsvapnanashin, Duhsvapnanashino mantra, Duhsvapnaprashamana, Duhsvapnapratibodhana, Duhsvapnashanti.

Ends with: Sarvaduhsvapna.

Full-text: Tuccoppanam, Duhsvapnanasha, Duhsvapnanashana, Duhsvapnanashin, Duhsvapnashanti, Duhsvapnadarshana, Duhsvapnapratibodhana, Duhsvapnopashanti, Dussumina, Nasa, Damara, Pratibodhana, Kamsa, Nasana.

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