Dveshi, Dvēṣī, Dveṣī: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Dveshi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dvēṣī and Dveṣī can be transliterated into English as Dvesi or Dveshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Dweshi.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Dveṣī (द्वेषी) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Dveṣa forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Dveṣī] and Vīras are black in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dvēṣī (द्वेषी).—a (S) Malicious; hostile; hurtful;--used of persons, articles of food, medicines &c.

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

dvēṣī (द्वेषी).—a Malicious; hostile.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dveṣī (द्वेषी) [Also spelled dweshi]:—(a) malicious, malevolent, harbouring ill-will/disaffection/dislike.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dvēṣi (ದ್ವೇಷಿ):—

1) [noun] a man who hates another, and wishes or tries to injure him or her; a foe; an enemy.

2) [noun] one who loathes or despises.

3) [noun] one dislikes or wishes to avoid (something or someone).

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dveṣī (द्वेषी):—adj. hating; filled with a version; hostile; n. one filled with ill-will; an enemy;

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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.

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