Dushpradharshana, Duṣpradharṣaṇa: 5 definitions
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Dushpradharshana 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 Duṣpradharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Duspradharsana or Dushpradharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDuṣpradharṣaṇa (दुष्प्रधर्षण).—(DUṢPRAHARṢA). One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Bhīma killed him in fighting. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 26).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesDuṣpradharṣaṇa (दुष्प्रधर्षण) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.108.3) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Duṣpradharṣaṇa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Duṣpradharṣaṇa (दुष्प्रधर्षण):—[=duṣ-pradharṣaṇa] [from duṣ-pradharṣa > duṣ > dur] mf(ī)n. idem, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata i].
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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: Dush, Pradharshana.
Full-text: Dushpradharshani, Dushpradharsha, Pradharshana.
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