Sudushkara, Suduṣkara: 8 definitions
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Sudushkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Suduṣkara can be transliterated into English as Suduskara or Sudushkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSuduṣkara (सुदुष्कर) (Cf. Duṣkara) refers to “difficult (tasks)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu and others: “[...] O lord of gods, O intelligent one, it is your duty not to be obdurate after considering the situation of what shall be done and what not. O Viṣṇu, a great favour to the gods has been done by me when Kāma was burnt. May ye all stay free from lust certainly along with me. Just as I, so also you, O gods, can without effort perform difficult tasks [i.e., suduṣkara] being endowed with the energy of great penance. [...]”.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Suduṣkarā (सुदुष्करा) refers to “that which is hard to accomplish”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] Attacks are of three kinds, upwards, horizontal and downwards. All three attacks are very enjoyable when the Vājas attack the Varajas. [...] When, through fear, the quarry is flying below, falling down upon it like the thunderbolt, suddenly from above, is called the downward attack. It is a hard feat (suduṣkarā)”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySuduṣkara (सुदुष्कर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā or -rī-raṃ) Very difficult. E. su very, duṣkara difficult.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuduṣkara (सुदुष्कर).—[adjective] very difficult to be done.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySuduṣkara (सुदुष्कर):—[=su-duṣkara] [from su > su-tanaya] mfn. very d° to be done, most arduous, [Mahābhārata; Buddha-carita; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySuduṣkara (सुदुष्कर):—[su-duṣkara] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Hard to be done.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Suduṣkara (सुदुष्कर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sudukkara.
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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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Partial matches: Dushkara, Cu, Shu.
Full-text: Sudukkara, Dushkara, Samrambha, Nigraha, Samstha.
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