Gunadosha, Guṇadoṣa, Guna-dosha: 4 definitions
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Gunadosha 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 Guṇadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Gunadosa or Gunadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchGuṇadoṣa (गुणदोष) refers to the “merits and faults” (produced by thought), according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind state: “Let this mind wander into thoughtless Samādhi or into a pair of voluptuous breasts of [women] whose eyes are [as alluring as those of] the spotted black deer. Let it roam among the thoughts of idiots or the thoughts of the wise. The merits and faults (guṇadoṣa) produced by thought do not touch me, the king [of Rājayoga]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryguṇadōṣa (गुणदोष).—m pl Good qualities or properties and bad; endowments or accomplishments and vices or evil ways. Ex. nakō mājhē kāṃhīṃ || gu0 ghālūṃ ṭhāyīṃ || mājhē gu0 pāhatāṃ nalagē anta ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishguṇadōṣa (गुणदोष).—m pl Good qualities and bad; endowments and vices.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Guṇadoṣa (गुणदोष):—[=guṇa-doṣa] [from guṇa] m. [dual number] virtue and vice, [Manu-smṛti]
2) [v.s. ...] n. sg. idem, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 44, 8]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gunadoshajna, Gunadoshapariksha, Gunadoshaparikshana, Gunadoshau.
Full-text: Gunadoshaparikshana, Gunadoshikarana, Parikshana, Vicarana, Thaya, Apaya.
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